LAHORE: The government has been compelled to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat to Rs3,500 per maund, a decision that the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) has hailed as a direct result of continuous farmers’ agitation and public pressure.

PKRC General Secretary Farooq Tariq said that the announcement was a clear indication that when farmers unite and run an organised movement, the government is forced to concede.

Despite the increase, the PKRC maintained that the new price remained insufficient. Their core demand was that........

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