Responding to a question, he claimed that the local wheat production was not sufficient to cater to the domestic demand this year. Now when the wheat flour shortage is mounting the government is busy firefighting to avert a crisis. He claimed that the wheat flour crisis would touch its peak in December. Meanwhile, Punjab Minister for Information Fayyazul Hassan Chohan blamed Sindh government for the current wheat crisis. PM orders long-term wheat strategyA shopkeeper, Muhammad Ahmad, highlighted that local administration had launched a crackdown against shopkeepers to rein in the wheat flour crisis.

Source: The Express Tribune October 06, 2020 04:18 UTC