{"id":54500,"date":"2024-01-31T04:57:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T04:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/wheat-to-be-sold-in-gb-at-previous-rates-says-minister\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T04:57:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T04:57:39","slug":"wheat-to-be-sold-in-gb-at-previous-rates-says-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wheat-to-be-sold-in-gb-at-previous-rates-says-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheat to be sold in GB at previous rates, says minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>GILGIT: Wheat will be available in Gilgit-Baltistan at previous rates after the government reversed its move to raise prices, Home Minister Shams Lone announced the decision at a press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1809701\">sustained protest<\/a> against the government\u2019s decision last month to increase rates of the commodity. According to sources, people in Skardu and Nagar called off their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1807443\/protests-against-wheat-price-in-gb-continue-for-25th-day\">month-long protest<\/a> after the decision was announced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1809701\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A notification issued by the CM Secretariat later in the day said Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan had set up a six-member committee to consult all stakeholders on the grievances and demands of the people.<\/p>\n<p>The government plans to present a set of demands and proposals to Islamabad in the light of suggestions given by the region\u2019s politicians, businessmen, religious figures and social activists, the notification said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote-level-1\">\n<p>Six-member committee set up to invite suggestions about public grievances<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The committee will consist of Senior Minister Ghulam Muhammad, Planning and Development Minister Muhammad Ismail, Excise and Taxation Minister Haji Rehmat Khaliq, Law Minister Sohail Abbas, Home Minister Shams Lone and Education Minister Shehzad Agha.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a large number of people turned up at Gilgit\u2019s Ettihad Chowk on Monday evening to join the protest against the rise in prices of subsidised wheat.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign is being spearheaded by the Awami Action Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters from Ghizer district also travelled to Gilgit to take part in the campaign. They were led by Nawaz Khan Naji, a member of the G-B Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the occasion, Mr Naji assured the protesters that \u201cwe won\u2019t compromise on the GB people\u2019s interests\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrations were also held at Chilas, the district headquarters of Diamer district. The agitators blocked the Karakoram Highway, causing suspension of traffic for several hours.<\/p>\n<p>They called for making population the sole yardstick for allocation of quota of subsidised wheat for different districts of Gilgit-Baltistan.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, January 31st, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GILGIT: Wheat will be available in Gilgit-Baltistan at previous rates after the government reversed its move to raise prices, Home Minister Shams Lone announced the decision at a press conference on Tuesday. The announcement came amid a sustained protest against the government\u2019s decision last month to increase rates of the commodity. 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