Provinces to roll out Wheat Release Policy soon.

ISLAMABAD -- The Sindh and Punjab governments will roll out their Wheat Release Policy in line with the EcoAnAomic Coordination CommitAtee (ECC) of the Cabinet's deAAAAAAAcision to ensure availability of wheat and flour at reasonable prices across the country.

At a meeting chaired by Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) Secretary Omar Hamid Khan on Monday, the Punjab Food Department said the provincial government will vet its policy by Tuesday. The Sindh Food Department said the province will unveil the policy in next 10 days.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, the ECC had decided that Pakistan Agriculture Storage and SerAvices Corporation (Passco) will assess their immediate requirements, and arrange to improve supply of wheat as per agreed targets.

The ECC has asked Punjab to release 900,000 tonnes of wheat to mills in the province during next two months at a release price as proposed by the provincial government in order to prevent surge in prices of the commodity and flour.

The Wheat Monitoring ComAAAAAmittee under the MNFSR...