Real cause of flour shortage exposed
Real cause of flour shortage exposed
The current flour shortage in Pakistan is one of the major issues of this era. How can a country which is basically agricultural; suffer from a flour or wheat shortage? Senior anchorperson Mubasher Lucman in his show exposed the mafia behind this shortfall. In his program Khara Sach on Thursday; he brought ahead the reason causing a shortfall. In these months, the shortfall of tomatoes also surfaced and caused a hustle in country as such situation must not occur in an agricultural country.
Senior analysts as Irshad Arif, Sabir Shah and Ziya Shahid also presented their opinion on the issue. The senior analysts believed that instability and immature steps by the government lead to a crisis where other political parties can run a government by blackmailing. Also, the bureaucracy and stakeholders have a strong hold over government preceding and in realty; the government is weak form inside.
Wheat is to be imported from other countries now and the rates on which it is to be imported; is still a question.
Analyst Sabir Shah claimed that the statement of Shehbaz Sharif was not only a political statement but can be considered a proper indication. Moreover, he also declared the shortfall as ‘planted’.
Ziya Shahid, a senior analyst said that what had been sold at low rates and now due to shortfall occurred because of the mismanagement, it will now be imported on higher rates. He claimed that current shortfall ‘is a planned’ situation.
According to Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Khusro Bakhtiar; around four million tons of wheat had been available to the public, however, even by the end of the season, 0.85 million tonnes would have been available in stocks.
Opposition is playing a great role in pressurizing and defaming the government over a flour shortage issue by political statements and like Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Hassan Murtaza initiated a hunger strike on Thursday.
The flour shortage has cause an increase in per kilo price of flour reaching up to Rs70 to Rs74.
