He was presiding over a meeting to review arrangements for the provincial wheat procurement campaign here on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by the additional chief secretary, secretary food department, Lahore division commissioner and officers concerned whereas divisional commissioners also joined through a video link. It was decided that only license holders would purchase grains during the wheat procurement campaign. The chief secretary said that under the policy, private purchase, transportation and storage of wheat, except for personal, use has been disallowed. “Feed mills and unregistered seed companies would not be permitted wheat purchase as well,” he maintained.

Source: Pakistan Today April 07, 2020 15:11 UTC