[3] A summary of one million tonnes of wheat imports for strategic reserves was prepared during the caretaker government.
[6] In response to the wheat crisis, the Kissan Ittehad Pakistan announced that thousands of farmers would participate in nationwide protests beginning May 10.
[7][8] The protest is aimed at the government's inability to purchase harvested wheat at the announced minimum support price of Rs 3,900 per millet.
[1] The committee began interviewing officials to identify those responsible for allowing imports of wheat due to the expected shortage.
[11] Shehbaz Sharif directed the suspension of the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASCO) Managing Director (MD) and General Manager (GM) Procurement due to "negligence and non-compliance with the PM’s instructions regarding the use of technology in the wheat procurement process," ordering third party audit of PASCO stock and additional procurement of 0.4 million metric tons (MMT) of wheat "transparently and efficiently.