A Problem in the Making: Deepening wheat crisis in Gilgit-Baltistan and federal government’s cold response

Research Assistants, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Mohd Usman Bhatti and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s article ‘A Problem in the Making: Deepening Wheat Crisis in Gilgit-Baltistan and federal government's cold response’ has been published in Greater Kashmir, on 18 July 2023.

From the beginning of year of 2023, Pakistan in general and GB in particular is grappling with wheat crisis. Remarkably, while the current Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government has taken some steps towards this direction in the country, however, grievances of the people of GB with respect to shortage and soaring prices of wheat has been deliberately put on a back-burner, thus adding to miseries of common people, say Dr Bhatti and Mr Yousuf.

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