ISLAMABAD (Special Correspondent) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the import of wheat, emphasizing the vital importance of maintaining robust food security safeguards to protect domestic consumers from market volatility.

Key Points

• Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a high-level meeting on wheat imports.
• The session reviewed domestic reserves, projected demand, and supply chain mechanisms.
• Authorities were directed to ensure grain availability and price equilibrium across all provinces.
• Officials discussed maintaining close federal-provincial coordination and seamless distribution networks.

The meeting conducted a comprehensive assessment of current domestic wheat reserves, projected demand, and supply chain mechanisms, focusing on rigorous measures to ensure grain availability and price equilibrium across all provinces, a DPM’s Office news release said.

He directed the concerned federal and provincial authorities to maintain close coordination, streamline import mechanisms where necessary, and ensure seamless distribution networks nationwide to ensure maximum public facilitation.

The meeting was attended by the Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research; Minister Food Department Sindh; SAPM Tariq Bajwa; Coordinator to the PM on Agriculture & Food Security; Secretaries of National Food Security & Research, Commerce, and Law & Justice; and senior officials from provinces, AJK, GB, and relevant ministries and departments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who chaired the high-level meeting on the import of wheat?

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the high-level meeting.

What was the primary focus of the meeting?

The meeting focused on maintaining robust food security safeguards, assessing current wheat reserves, and ensuring price equilibrium across all provinces.