ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock has finalised arrangements to import urea fertiliser and wheat to overcome the shortage of these commodities in the country.

According to a press release issued here on Monday, on special directives of the prime minister, Minfal has decided to import 350,000 tons of urea to meet domestic requirements.

It said that 50,000 tons of urea will be reaching here by June from Saudi Arabia, while arrangement for import of 300,000 tons has been finalised and urea is expected to arrive in July this year.

The fertiliser will be imported through the Trading Corporation of Pakistan, it said.—APP

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....