Wheat Crisis.

A crisis is impending as 65-70 loaded wheat trucks are stuck at Port Qasim and Karachi Port due to the implementation of the axle load regime. Implemented on October 12, the regulations have created an uneasy situation, where port authorAities are not clearing the passage of these trucks. A standoff has surfaced between the different stakeholders, and this is not good news for the wheat and flour market across the country. If not reAsolved on an urgent basis, the issue will lead to higher prices of flour and the general public will bear the brunt.

It is essential that before enforcing such moves, all relevant authorities are taken into confidence. The move is aimed at strict enforcement of Highway Safety Ordinance but enforcAing it at once and disrupting the supply chain is not the right way to go about it. Holding wheat imports at the ports has far-reaching repercussions as wheat is our staple food and is consumed every day in all households. The impact of such hasty decisions on the micro level must be kept in mind. A prolonged impasse on this matter is something the country cannot afford right now.

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