'How did wheat crisis arise?': LHC summons Punjab govt officials.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued notices to the federal and provincial authorities on a petition challenging a recent hike in prices of wheat flour.

A bench of the LHC, headed by Chief Justice Mamoon Rasheed Shaikh, was hearing the case. The court directed the official respondents to submit their comments on the petition that assailed a recent increase in prices of wheat flour.

It directed the Punjab additional chief secretary and the food secretary to appear before it in person.

The bench instructed the authorities to spell out how did the wheat crisis arise and who was behind it.

Earlier, on Jan 20, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) had approved import of 300,000 tons of wheat to...