PTI's Salman Akram Raja calls for Aug 5 protest, alleges wheat crisis and political victimisation Home Accuses government of economic mismanagement and corruption while urging people to join the party's planned protest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Salman Akram Raja on Saturday accused the government of corruption, economic mismanagement and political victimisation, urging citizens to participate in the party's August 5 protest. Addressing a news conference, Raja criticised the government's handling of basic commodities, fuel prices and public expenditure, while reaffirming the party's resolve to continue what he described as its struggle for public rights. Raja expressed concern over the agricultural crisis, alleging that between four million and 4.5 million metric tonnes of wheat, potentially rising to five million metric tonnes, had gone missing due to government negligence and alleged collusion with hoarders. *پاکستان تحریک انصاف کا گندم بحران پر رد عمل* پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے مرکزی ترجمان شیخ وقاص اکرم نے ملک میں پیدا ہونے والے سنگین گندم بحران پر شدید تشویش کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ موجودہ حکومت کی ناقص زرعی پالیسیوں، نااہلی، بدانتظامی اور کسان دشمن فیصلوں نے پاکستان کو ایسے بحران… "These hoarders enjoy full state patronage while the direct burden falls on the poor," he said, adding that the current system had launched what he described as a direct assault on the public's wellbeing and…
Published: July 25, 2026 4:35 pm
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