Pakistan, June 30 -- Pakistan Kissan Ittehad President Khalid Mehmood Khokhar has demanded the government to immediately establish a price commission to ensure farmers receive fair returns for their produce.
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said that farming community does not need subsidies but a proper price mechanism that covers production costs and ensures a reasonable profit (25%).
Expressing deep concern over the current agricultural crisis, Khokhar stated that the cost of production had increased by several hundred percent, while crop prices had dropped significantly. He slammed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government over the Swat tragedy and called for its immediate resignation. "In a civilized society, such a governmen...