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ISLAMABAD: The provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have decided to engage private companies for the procurement of wheat for their respective strategic reserves.

This was informed to the National Wheat Oversight Committee, chaired by Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain, on Tuesday.

The meeting reviewed progress on the establishment of provincial implementation units for the interim national wheat........

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