
Pakistan farmers union rejects Punjab government Rs 15B wheat support package
The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI), a leading farmers’ body, strongly rejected the Punjab government’s recently announced Rs15 billion ($17,609) wheat support package, terming it insufficient and ill-conceived on Sunday. PKI President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar, addressing a press conference in Multan, called for a guaranteed support price instead to shield farmers from mounting financial losses. “We [...]