40,000 wheat bags being procured on daily basis.

MULTAN -- About 40,000 wheat bags are procured on daily basis in the ongoing wheat purchase campaign in district Multan.

This was told in a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Aamir Khattak, here on Tuesday.

Deputy Director Food Ikraam Ahmed during the briefing to meeting participants informed that a total of 2,116,280 wheat bags would be procured in district Multan. So far, the food department, purchased 1,661,295 bags.

He added that the remaining targets would be achieved before Eid ul Fitr. About 40,000 wheat bags were being purchased on daily basis, he stated.

Deputy Commissioner Aamir Khattak also spoke and stated that wheat mafia was challenging government's food security policy. Nobody would be allowed to hold illegal stock of...