The federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will review the progress on the wheat scandal investigation.
The important meeting of the Federal Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be held today, in which the members will review the progress on the investigation of the wheat scandal.
Similarly, the decisions of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) will also be ratified.
It should be noted that despite the presence of abundant reserves of wheat in the country, new revelations are coming out every day in the case of large-scale import of wheat during the caretaker government.
It was also revealed that the import of wheat continued during the tenure of the current government.
According to the official data, in the first month of March 2024 of the current government, 691 thousand 136 metric tons of wheat worth 57 billion 192 million rupees were imported, while during the caretaker period 2758 thousand 226 worth 225 billion 783 million rupees were imported. MT of wheat was imported.
According to the official data, a total of 34 lakh 49 thousand 436 metric tons of wheat was imported till March of this financial year, the value of which is 282 billion 97 crore 50 lakh rupees.