Economy
PM sets Rs4,500 per maund wheat price for 2027, up Rs1,000
PM Shehbaz Sharif set the wheat price at Rs4,500 per maund for 2027, Rs1,000 more than last year, but farmers had asked for Rs5,000 per 40kg.
Food security
Food security: 4 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: PM sets Rs4,500 per maund wheat price for 2027, up Rs1,000. Key developments, background and analysis.
4 stories on food security since 28 September 2026; the latest was published on 23 October 2026.
Key developments
- PM sets Rs4,500 per maund wheat price for 2027, up Rs1,000Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif set the illustrative price of wheat at Rs4,500 per maund for 2027, Rs1,000 more than the procurement price set last year.
- Pakistan has South Asia's worst hunger score, says 2026 Global Hunger IndexPakistan recorded the highest score in South Asia on the 2026 Global Hunger Index, as food inflation, floods and global conflict worsened food security.
- PM Shehbaz says wheat is plentiful, warns hoarders of no leniencyPM Shehbaz Sharif told the first National Agricultural and Food Security Council that wheat stocks are ample and the wheat price will be announced soon.
- Pakistan braces for 25pc water shortage this Rabi season, putting wheat crop under pressureWith reservoir storage below 9.5MAF, the lowest since 2021, Irsa meets today on Rabi water shares as a 25pc shortfall threatens next year's wheat harvest.
Islamabad
Pakistan has South Asia's worst hunger score, says 2026 Global Hunger Index
Pakistan recorded the highest score in South Asia on the 2026 Global Hunger Index, as food inflation, floods and global conflict worsened food security.
Economy
PM Shehbaz says wheat is plentiful, warns hoarders of no leniency
PM Shehbaz Sharif told the first National Agricultural and Food Security Council that wheat stocks are ample and the wheat price will be announced soon.
Pakistan
Pakistan braces for 25pc water shortage this Rabi season, putting wheat crop under pressure
With reservoir storage below 9.5MAF, the lowest since 2021, Irsa meets today on Rabi water shares as a 25pc shortfall threatens next year's wheat harvest.