Dawn: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has turned down a proposal put forward by the finance ministry to halve the countrys strategic wheat reserves from 1.0 million tonnes to 0.5m tonnes because of limited fiscal space, Dawn learnt on Saturday.
A senior official of the food ministry, when contacted, said the strategic wheat reserves would continue to be maintained at 1m tonnes as per international obligations.
In an official communication to the food ministry, the finance ministry...