KP Assembly denounces Punjab govt’s ‘wheat blockade’, threatens response

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution, denouncing the Punjab government’s ‘restrictions’ on wheat supply amid claims about a 68 per cent hike in flour prices across the province. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle criticised the Punjab government for ‘restricting’ wheat movement from the province to KP, insisting the move has caused a crisis-like situation in their province. With Speaker Babar Saleem Swati chairing the session, they warned if the Punjab government didn’t immediately lift the ban on wheat supply, KP would suspend supply of electricity, gas and oil to Punjab. “The unconstitutional restrictions on wheat movement from Punjab to KP have created uncertainty and unrest among the people of the province,” read the resolution moved by PPP member Ahmad Karim Kundi.