“The government will not be blackmailed,” said the prime minister, directing emergency measures to bring back deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif from London. Meanwhile, addressing the awards ceremony on Monday for outstanding performance in the Green Pakistan campaign, the prime minister said, “We are not aware of our strength … youth are our greatest asset. About 85,000 tonnes of wheat was procured for the period from October 16 to 31 for which challans were being deposited. The Punjab chief secretary said that flour mills were made to immediately release flour without storing it for long periods. The Punjab chief secretary apprised that on the previous day, 475 tonnes of sugar and 30,000 tonnes of ghee were recovered, which were being hoarded.

Source: The Express Tribune October 20, 2020 03:45 UTC