PM Khan orders crackdown upon wheat hoarders

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to launch crackdown on elements involved in wheat hoarding across the country.
This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by the Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Tuesday.
The meeting reviewed the adequate supply of wheat and flour to the people across the country and prices.
The Prime Minister on this occasion directed the provincial chief secretaries to continue the policy of zero tolerance policy against adulteration and not to make any concessions in this regard. He directed the chief secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the chief secretary Balochistan to ensure complete prevention of wheat smuggling.
He directed that comprehensive administrative measures should be taken to further improve inter-provincial coordination and ensure equitable prices of wheat and flour across the country.
The Prime Minister directed the chief secretary Sindh to finalize the wheat release policy in the province as soon as possible keeping in view the experience of the last year.
He directed that the plan for implementation of the decision to import wheat to meet the
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