Provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will purchase 3.5 million tons of wheat from Punjab’s private sector, according to a food department document.
The KP government will buy three lakh tons of wheat directly from the province’s farmers, a document of the provincial food department read. “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa produces 1.5m tons of wheat while its requirement has been around five million tons of the grain,” the paper read.
According to the document KP government will purchase the wheat at the rate of Rs. 3,900 per maund. “Provincial ministry of finance has arranged required funds for wheat procurement,” according to the document.
It is to be mentioned here that the federal cabinet has taken notice of the wheat import during the caretaker setup and the Ministry of Food Security has been directed to inquire into the matter.
