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IMF consulted before fixing wheat price, says Rana Tanveer

Pakistan Published 27 October 2026, 04:30 · archived 27 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government has taken the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on board before fixing the wheat price at Rs4,500 per maund, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Monday. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the minister said the national wheat policy was formulated after nearly four decades to protect farmers’ interests and ensure food security. The minister, accompanied by Pakistan Kissan Ittehad President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar, added that the government had reached a consensus with the provinces on the wheat price to protec...

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