At a news conference, Kissan Ittehad Chairman Khalid Khokhar declared that farmers would protest the government’s choice to import the product rather than buying it from nearby farmers on May 10.

Khokar suggested that people involved in wheat import corruption ought to be hung, notwithstanding his accusations of corruption in the process.
The farmer leader claimed that an attempt was made to rein in the “wheat mafia” by raising the reserve rate of wheat.

The farmers produced enormous amounts of wheat, but they lost out on their earnings because the government imported the crop, he claimed.

The head of Kissan Ittehad insisted that thousands of farmers would take to the streets in protest since they had no other option because of the government.

According to Khalid Khokhar, despite the farmers’ reaching out to the prime minister, army chief, director general of ISI, and minister of food security, their concerns went unanswered.

He invited the business community, attorneys, journalists, and civil society to join the farmers’ protest.

Khokar, meantime, declared that the demonstration would remain nonviolent until the government made the decision to buy the product from the nearby farmers.

In addition, he protested against the country’s increased urea and fuel prices as well as the eight-hour load shedding, pointing out that Indian farmers receive free electricity.

Previous reports claimed that the import of wheat had cost the country $1 billion, with the private sector benefiting from cheaper imports into Pakistan.

Apparently, even with the surplus of wheat, the ECC had officially approved wheat imports from the private sector, and the National Food Security had asked for authorization to import 3,587,000 tonnes of wheat.

They stated that the passenger and goods trains generated the majority of the department’s Rs 66 billion in revenue, with additional cash coming from other departments.

In comparison to the previous year, when 86 trains were in service, Pakistan Railways is currently operating about 96 passenger trains, according to their statement. Comparably, the number of goods trains operated this year reached seven, compared to an average of 3.75 the previous year.

As work on the Mainline-I (ML-I) project gets underway, things will be more streamlined, according to the sources who stated the department stressed that the problem of employee salary delays has now been rectified.

Responding to a query, they stated that only six minor accidents involving no fatalities occurred over the nation’s whole railway network in the previous three months, and that Pakistan Railways had increased preventative efforts to lower passenger train mishaps.

According to them, the efforts made to prevent trespassing at unmanned level crossings and unauthorised sites have resulted in a significant drop in accidents.

The department’s primary concern is passenger safety, thus our workers are constantly keeping an eye on the nation’s railway tracks and thoroughly inspecting the trains, the sources stated.

Dara Pizzo Parnal police stations in Lakki Marwat were targeted by terrorists armed with cutting-edge weapons, according to police sources.

The terrorists had no choice but to leave the area as the police responded promptly. In the shootout, no casualties were recorded.

As a result of the incident, police started a clearance operation there. DPO Taimur Khan, meanwhile, praised the police for responding promptly.

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The number of terror incidents in several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has increased recently.

In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) area of Dera Ismail Khan, a policeman was martyred earlier in October in an attack carried out by terrorists.

Police announced that terrorists had targeted the police camp close to DI Khan toll plaza.

According to a police spokeswoman, there were explosions after the gunfight that lasted for several hours. 15 to 20 people were inside the police camp at the time of the incident, the official continued.