LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has extended the hearing of a petition filed against the import of wheat for 5 days.
Chief Justice of LHC Mamoon Rasheed Sheikh conducted the hearing in which he directed representatives of the federal government and State Bank of Pakistan to reply over the plea filed against them in the same case.
Earlier on 22nd January, petitioner Kisan Bachao Tehreek filed the petition against the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) as it earlier approved the import of 300,000 tons of wheat due to the shortage in the country.
The petition in his plea stated that due to the import of wheat, the farmers would suffer losses due. The fresh crop from Sindh would reach the markets by 15th March, the petitioner added.
The petitioner also requested the court to issue a restraining order against the import of wheat. The first shipment of wheat is likely to arrive in the country on 15th of February.
Pakistan’s flour crisis has become acute, affecting major cities such as Karachi, Hyderabad, and Lahore and with prices shooting up to Rs70 a kilo in some areas.
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