Ishaq Dar Reviews Wheat Imports, Directs Provinces to Ensure Adequate Supply

Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the National Steering Committee on the import of wheat.

The meeting reviewed the ongoing wheat import process aimed at stabilising prices and ensuring adequate supplies across the country.

Ishaq Dar directed the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to ensure that provinces receive the required quantities of wheat according to their respective needs.

He also directed PASSCO to supply wheat to the provinces from its stocks in line with the agreed quantities.

The meeting was attended by the Ministers for National Food Security and Economic Affairs, SAPM Tariq Bajwa, the Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, and Secretaries of National Food Security and Commerce.

Additional Chief Secretaries of Punjab and Sindh, along with senior officials from AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad Capital Territory and relevant federal and provincial departments, also participated in the meeting.