PM expresses anger over non-fulfillment of wheat procurement targets
Last updated on: 16 May,2022 05:39 pm
Shehbaz Sharif said that serving the poor people is our prime duty.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the provinces to meet wheat procurement targets by the 1st of next month.
Chairing a meeting on Monday, he expressed his annoyance over non- fulfillment of wheat procurement targets by the provinces.
The Prime Minister said the people cannot be put into trouble under any circumstances. He said the federal government will provide flour to the people at lower rates at all costs.
He said shortage of the commodity will not be tolerated.
The Prime Minister directed the Minister for National Food Security to immediately constitute a committee for transparent distribution of imported wheat amongst the provinces.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that serving the poor people is our prime duty.