The federal government has approved the National Wheat Policy 2025–26, under which wheat will be purchased from farmers at Rs3,500 per maund to ensure fair compensation, strengthen strategic reserves, and stabilise the market, stated a release issued from the Prime Minister Office.

The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The meeting was attended by the chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan, a representative of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, the prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and other key stakeholders.

PM Shehbaz said that Pakistan’s economy is fundamentally agricultural, and wheat plays a central role as both the staple food for the nation and the main source of livelihood for millions

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