The prime minister named Muhammad Fakhar-e-Alam as the new secretary and fired Food Security Secretary Muhammad Asif with immediate effect.
Muhammad Fakhar-e-Alam’s appointment has also been announced by the Establishment Division.
After the premier learned of the incident involving the import of wheat, the following happened.
Startling information was disclosed in the first publications about the wheat import controversy.
It has been reported by sources that the first assessment blamed the federal institutions for importing wheat needlessly. A further 35.87 lakh metric tons were imported, inflicting an artificial shortage, despite Punjab’s 40.47 lakh metric tons of reserves already in place.
The Punjab Food Department and Pasco officials are suspected of being involved in the fraud, according to sources in the paper.
The inquiry has revealed that wheat was imported for between Rs 2600 and Rs 2900 per maund, and was then sold for Rs 4700 per maund more than the original cost.
One million metric tons of import authorization were authorized; however, sources stated that this amount was exceeded without restriction.
According to sources, several Ministry of Finance officials neglected to closely monitor the massive import of wheat, and federal institutions permitted private enterprises to import it without doing the necessary checks.
