Dar orders procurement of remaining 185,000 tonnes of Sindh wheat
— September 30, 2026ISLAMABAD (AIA) Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar chaired the seventh meeting of the Steering Committee on Wheat Imports for Food Year 2026-27 in Islamabad, where progress on import arrangements was reviewed.
The committee directed the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to proceed with accepting the lowest bid or bids for procuring the remaining 185,000 metric tonnes of Sindh’s wheat requirement.
Dar also directed the governments of Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to promptly arrange the required payments and complete tripartite agreements with the TCP to ensure the import process is completed on time.
He stressed that the imports would help maintain adequate wheat supplies at reasonable rates and provide maximum relief to the people.
