Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry committee to investigate the import of wheat last year under caretaker setup despite abundant harvest.
Shehbaz appointed Secretary Cabinet Division Kamran Ali Afzal as head of the probe body.
“What led to the import of wheat despite abundant production,” the prime minister inquired.
Farmers in Punjab have staged protests because the government is not buying wheat crops from them at the agreed-upon rates.
“All necessary measures should be taken for buying wheat and farmers should be compensated for their hard work soon,” Shehbaz assured.
Importantly, Shehbaz has removed Federal Secretary National Food Security and Research Division Captain (R) Muhammad Asif from his post on the issue of wheat import during the caretaker government.
Asif is a Grade 21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service. He has been made OSD.
