LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on Agriculture has recommended the government deregulate sugar and wheat markets, advocating for a free trade approach. This would allow price signals to reach stakeholders, encouraging investment, increasing competitiveness, and reducing distortions in local supply. FPCCI Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, Ahmad […]
QUETTA: In a significant crackdown on corruption, Zhob Police have arrested an assistant food controller of the Balochistan Food Department after more than 4,000 wheat bags were found missing in the district. The accused, identified as Zafar Khan, was taken into custody and shifted to the Zhob police station, where a case has been registered […]
ZHOB: Wheat valued at more than Rs 50.3 million has gone missing from a food department warehouse in Zhob, ARY News reported on Tuesday. According to authorities, the disappearance involves a total of 4,885 sacks of wheat which worth more than Rs 50.3 million. Zafar Ali Achakzai, the in-charge of the food warehouse, has been […]
Listen to article The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Zahoor Ahmed, former General Manager of Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation (PASSCO), in connection with a wheat procurement corruption case, media sources reported on Tuesday. According to an FIA spokesperson, Zahoor Ahmed was taken into custody for allegedly altering the wheat procurement policy set by PASSCO’s […]
There has been a major development in the Pasco wheat procurement corruption case, FIA has arrested former GM Pasco Zahoor Ahmed Ranjha. According to the FIA spokesperson, former GM Pasco was arrested for changing the wheat procurement policy of MD Pasco, Zahoor Ranjha fraudulently changed the wheat procurement policy, it was written in the policy […]
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested former general manager of Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation (PASSCO), Zahoor Ahmed in wheat procurement corruption case, ARY News reported on Tuesday. According to the FIA spokesperson, Zahoor Ahmed was arrested for fraudulently altering the wheat procurement policy of PASSCO’s Managing Director (MD). The altered policy included […]
Listen to article The Punjab government has announced further reductions in the prices of 10kg and 20kg flour bags across the province. Punjab’s Minister of Food, Bilal Yasin, confirmed the issuance of a notification detailing the price cuts. In Lahore, the price of a 20kg flour bag has been reduced by Rs70, bringing the new price to […]
A reduction in wheat prices has been recorded in grain markets across Punjab. Food Minister Punjab Bilal Yasin was briefed by Secretary Food on the prices of flour and wheat, in which it was stated that 37000 sacks of wheat were shipped from Punjab to other provinces in 8 days. A fixed excise duty of […]