Centre asks Sindh to lift ban on free Wheat movement

By Ali Imran

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday in a letter to Chief Minister of Sindh has demanded removing obstacles in inter-provincial movement of wheat.
Federal Minister for Food Security Fakhar Imam in his letter to the chief minister demanded hurdle free arrangements for movement of fresh stocks of wheat. The government of Sindh has imposed restrictions over free movement and transportation of wheat from Sindh to Punjab, the letter read. Such constraints have directly affected the prices of wheat and its flour, according to the letter.
“A meeting chaired by the prime minister, expressed serious concern over these restrictions,” according to the letter. “Article 151 of the constitution allows free movement of trade goods across the country,’ the letter read.