Sindh terms Punjab's wheat support price as farmers' enemy.

LAHORE -- The Sindh government termed the Punjab government's decision to set the support price of wheat at Rs3,000 per maund as an enemy of the farmers.

The Sindh Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development, Ismail Rahu in his statement termed the Punjab government's decision to set the support price of wheat at Rs 3,000 as an enemy of farmers and further said that Pervez Elahi government should immediately withdraw that decision. Pakistan People's Party has always given better price of sugarcane and wheat to the farmers than other governments, he added.

Mr Rahu further said that the Punjab government should be aware of the increase in the prices of DAP, urea fertilizer and diesel. PTI is an anti-labour party, and this decision of Imran Khan will destroy farmers and agriculture, as it is exploitation of farmers of the province that produces the most wheat.

He said that...

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