KARACHI: Former caretaker Prime Minister and incumbent Senator Anwaarul Haq Kakar downplayed wheat import scandal as ‘storm in teacup’.

As time passes, people understand that there is neither wheat crisis nor is this any scandal, an attempt has been made to create storm in teacup, there has been big difference in production and demand targets in country over past twelve years,” he said exclusively talking to private TV channel.

Kakar questioned what kind of wheat scandal it is in which commodity is becoming cheaper instead of becoming expensive. He said that in 2019, there was permission to import wheat under import bill order, during tenure of previous government, we did not give permission to private sector to import additional wheat, private importers imported wheat to fulfill market demand principles of supply and demand, he added. He said that this SRO for import of wheat was released by PTI government, how can corruption allegations be leveled against us? Responding to question, he said that no offer of any position had been made to him by government, this is just media speculation.

“I, Mohsin Naqvi and Faisal Vawda are independent members in Senate. Our mandate has been given by our provincial members, we are representatives of federation, neither our voter is hidden, nor voter is unknown, nor agenda is unknown”.