Farmers received best return of their crop this year: Aleem Khan.

LAHORE -- Punjab Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said that farmers of the province have received the best return for their labour this year and the government has ensured purchase of wheat at good prices. He was presiding over a high level meeting held at the Chief Secretary's Camp Office which was attended by Provincial Ministers Mian Aslam Iqbal and Noman Ahmed Langarial besides Chief Secretary Punjab, Secretary Food and concerned officers. Senior Minister Punjab said that flour prices have risen due to better prices of wheat to farmers but the Government's entire focus is on stabilizing these prices in the market, for which an integrated strategy is being worked out. He said that import of wheat would also be allowed this year as it would help

in differentiation of other provinces and less cultivation of crop in northern districts of Punjab. Import of wheat has to stabilize the prices in the market and create competitive and healthy environment, he added. Abdul Aleem Khan said that on the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan, a new policy was being formulated for the procurement of wheat at...

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