Wheat stocks abundant in country: Sikandar Hayat

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said the country has sufficient stock of wheat and there is no need to import the commodity.

Responding to a question in the Senate on Tuesday, he said presently there is over 1.54 million ton stock of wheat available in the country. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmad told the House that there is a proposal to add two more lanes to Hassanabdal-Havelian section of N-35.

He said that National Highway Authority (NHA) will undertake Havelian-Mansehra six-lane motorway under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada informed the House that Quaid-e-Azam Inter-Provincial Youth Games are proposed to be organized in April next year.

The Chairman admitted identical adjournment motions moved by Senator Taj Haider and Mohsin Aziz regarding the dismantling of Tuwairqi Steel Mills due to lack of cooperation from the concerned Government department.