PASSCO: The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to take effective steps to enhance the production of wheat and other crops.
According to the media reports, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his views while chairing a meeting regarding the Ministry of National Food Security and Research and Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation, in Islamabad today (Friday, July 12).
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During the meeting, the Prime Minister directed to preparation of the federal government’s alternative strategy regarding the purchase of wheat after consultations with provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and other relevant institutions. The meeting approved the restructuring of the Wheat Board.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said farmers’ representatives as well as those of Land Information and Management System and SUPARCO should be included in the wheat board. He also directed to preparation of an action plan regarding the privatization of PASSCO.
