The federal government's wheat policy for the ongoing year has established a procurement price of Rs3,500 per 40kg and permitted interprovincial movement of the staple crop in a bid to stabilise prices for growers and consumers nationwide. Meanwhile, federal and provincial governments are expected to jointly procure some 6.2 million tonnes of wheat to fend off any potential supply shortages or other market fluctuations, and an oversight committee will prepare weekly monitoring reports for review by the prime........

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