LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over shortage of wheat in province. In his letter, CM Punjab has demanded one million tonnes of wheat from Centre including 300,000 tonnes on immediate basis and asked premier Shehbaz to issue relevant directions to Ministry of National Food Security and other concerned departments.

Meanwhile, Moonis Elahi said that Punjab could face a wheat crisis but Centre is not allowing province to import wheat. On other hand, PM Shehbaz has said that federal government is not allowing private sector to import wheat because it wants to save every penny of national exchequer. He said government was filling gap between wheat supply and demand caused during last four years. He made it clear that nobody will be allowed to misuse this calamitous situation and earn profits or do hoardings.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 21 2022

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