{
  "id": 3175789,
  "title": "Pakistan Kissan Ittehad calls on govt to restore wheat support price at Rs4,702",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/pakistan-kissan-ittehad-calls-on-govt-to-restore-wheat-support-price",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:45:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025140/pakistan-kissan-ittehad-calls-on-govt-to-restore-wheat-support-price-at-rs4702"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) has warned the government to restore the wheat support price to Rs4,702 per 40 kg to prevent a potential three-million-tonne wheat shortfall and a massive $1.2 billion import bill. PKI President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar highlighted the severe impact of ineffective policies on domestic wheat production, resulting in a Rs2,200bn loss for local farmers. The crisis has been exacerbated by global events such as the Gulf conflict, disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Russia-Ukraine war, which have driven up diesel prices, tube-well electricity tariffs, and international shipping lead times. PKI urges the government to announce the procurement policy and price restoration by the end of the month and ensure nutrient-based fertiliser subsidies apply to all phosphatic fertilisers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/gold-price-rises-rs4-200-per-tola-in-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:03:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}