Zahir Shah Toro stated that he would ensure transparency in the wheat procurement campaign
Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to buy 0.3 million metric tons of wheat worth Rs29 billion from the farmers.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Minister Zahir Shah Toro said that the wheat procurement campaign will be started from May 7. Wheat procurement app has been introduced, payment will be made to farmers through the bank within 24 hours.
Zahir Shah Toro stated that he would ensure transparency in the wheat procurement campaign.
Earlier on April 27, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had announced to purchase 300 thousand metric tons of local wheat.
On the other hand, Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari says that the Punjab government will also buy wheat from farmers, but it has not yet been decided how much wheat will be bought.
It is pertinent to note that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had formed an inquiry committee after taking notice of the issue of wheat being imported in large quantities, the report of which will be submitted today.
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