Wheat farmers threaten protest in Pakistan
Apr 22, 2024, at 05:03 am
Farmers in Pakistan region have warned to protest against poor wheat procurement target and lower grain support price in Punjab on April 25.
Pakistan's Sindh witnesses disappearance of 47,000 wheat sacks
Mar 27, 2024, at 12:40 am
As many as 47,000 wheat sacks went missing from a Pakistani government's warehouse in Sindh, media reports said.
Several PoK cities witnessing protest over increase in wheat prices
Jan 08, 2024, at 10:23 pm
Protests are taking place in several Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK) over the surge in price of wheat following the removal of subsidies.
Jan 02, 2024, at 08:56 pm
The Awami Action Committee hosted a Gilgit grand Jirga over the wheat price hike and also announced protest sit-ins in all districts of Pakistan from January 2, media reports said.
Gilgit-Baltistan government hikes price of subsidised wheat
Dec 30, 2023, at 11:40 pm
The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government in Pakistan has spiked the price of subsidised wheat from Rs20 to Rs36 per kilogram.
Flour prices spike in Pakistani cities as millers refuse to buy govt wheat
Dec 23, 2023, at 10:42 pm
Flour prices in Pakistan's Islamabad and Rawalpindi cities have spiked in recent times with concerned officers only doing lip service and paperwork rather than taking concrete steps to stop smuggling and hoarding to control flour which was being sold in ‘black’.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan witnesses protests over wheat rate hike
Dec 04, 2023, at 05:37 am
Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region on Friday witnessed a shutter-down strike against an increase in the rate of subsidised wheat, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan government facing backlash as wheat price spikes
Nov 13, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Opposition parties are planning large-scale protests after the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government has opted to raise the subsidised wheat price from Rs20 to Rs32 per kg, media reports said.
India supplied 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
Aug 21, 2023, at 03:45 am
India has sent 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan over the past two years, media reports said.
Pakistan: Bara women barred from visiting flour distribution points
Mar 29, 2023, at 12:19 am
Tribal elders in Bara tehsil of Khyber district of Pakistan have stopped women from visiting the officially designated points for the distribution of free flour to save them from what they call humiliation.
Afghanistan seeks UN's support for wheat storage facilities
Mar 21, 2023, at 06:39 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock has urged the United Nations to support by providing storage facilities for wheat as the country continues to struggle with its economic situation, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans wheat export
May 20, 2022, at 08:13 pm
Kabul: The Taliban on Friday banned the wheat exports from Afghanistan with immediate effect in order to meet domestic demand.