Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan: Participants protest, block road roads in Gilgit-Baltistan against ‘cut’ in subsidised wheat quota
Gilgit, Pakistan/IBNS: People in Pakistan's Gilgit region blocked roads on Thursday to demonstrate against the supply of substandard wheat and reduction of subsidised wheat quota for Gilgit-Baltistan.
The protesters, including workers of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), gathered at the Sharea Quaid-i-Azam, blocked the key Zulfiqarabad Road and Karakoram Highway for hours, burned old tyres, and shouted slogans against the government and relevant authorities, reports Dawn News.
They insisted that substandard wheat had been supplied to the region for many months, the newspaper reported.
The protesters also claimed that the country's federal government had reduced the subsidised wheat quota for GB.
Participants blocked roads in Khomer region to protest and press for their demands.
Adviser to the chief minister on law Syed Sohail Abbas showed up and told protesters that there was no change to the region’s subsidised wheat quota, reports Dawn News.
The adviser said the Gilgit-Baltistan government would take up the related matters with the federal government for early resolution.
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