PM sets indicative wheat price at Rs4,500 per maund for 2027
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday set the illustrative price for wheat at Rs4,500 per maund for 2027, raising the procurement price set last year by Rs1,000. “In view of the increase in production costs, the price had been raised by Rs1,000 per maund compared to last year,” a statement by the PM’s Office (PMO) said. It quoted the premier as saying that the decision was taken with the guidance of President Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif and in consultation with the chief ministers of Punjab and Sindh. The PMO statement added that the prime minister’s decision was…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same announcement of the Rs4,500 per maund indicative wheat price for 2027 by the same prime minister on the same day, with consistent figures.
2d ago[Claude] Both reports cover the same PM Shehbaz Sharif announcement of the Rs4,500 illustrative 2027 wheat price, with Report 2 adding detail about the Rs1,000 increase; they differ only in describing the unit
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