ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that
urea in Pakistan was being sold for peanuts compared with what international market’s were charging.
In a tweet, he said that the official price of a urea bag in Pakistan was just Rs1,700 and Rs2,200 in the black market whereas it was being sold at Rs10,000 in the international market.
دنیا میں یوریا کی قیمت 10 ہزار روپے کا بیگ ہے پاکستان میں سرکاری دام 1700 روپے ہے بلیک میں بھی زیادہ سے زیادہ 2200 کی ہے DAP پاکستان امپورٹ کرتا ہے اس پر ہمارا اختیار نہیں صرف پانچ بڑی فصلوں پر کسانوں کو 400 ارب روپے اضافی آمدنی ہوئ اب حکومت اس کے بعد اور کیا کرے ؟ https://t.co/Q8m1XiHXWh
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) December 13, 2021
He added that Pakistan had to import DAP fertiliser and the government had no control over its price.
The minister further added that farmers had earned an additional Rs400 billion on five major crops due to the government’s policies.
“What else should the government do?” he questioned.
