Islamabad, October 13,2026: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday chaired the 7th meeting of the Steering Committee on Wheat Imports for the Food Year 2026–27 to review progress on wheat imports.
Dar expressed satisfaction that sufficient wheat supplies had been arranged in line with the requirements of the provinces. The first shipment is scheduled to arrive in Karachi before the end of October.
He emphasized that imported wheat stocks, along with supplies already allocated to the provinces by the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO), should be utilized effectively to ensure price stability and provide relief to consumers.
The meeting was attended by the ministers for National Food Security and Research and Commerce, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, Secretary of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, relevant provincial secretaries and other stakeholders.
