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March 26, 2020

Rs280 bn for wheat procurement is just an eyewash

ISLAMABAD: In an eyewash, the government has included Rs280 billion for procurement of eight million tons of wheat as part of Rs1.25 trillion relief package as it would be purchased by Passco and provinces from the banks for paying support price to the farmers.“It’s a routine operation undertaken by Passco and provinces jointly every year but the government in an effort to balloon the relief package decided to include procurement of wheat as part of the relief package but in reality this...