PoK: Public Action Committee rejects Pakistan government decision to hike wheat bag prices

The Public Action Committee Gilgit Baltistan rejects the government's decision to set the price of wheat at Rs 3600 and impose taxes under the Finance Act 2023. They support daily protest sit-ins at the Martyrs' Memorial and plan a public grand jirga in Gilgit. The committee vows to defend people's rights and criticizes the government's decision as anti-poor. The all-party alliance announces a movement against the increase in wheat price, including daily protests and strikes. Ghulam Hussain Athar warns the government of a counterattack and condemns their manipulation tactics.

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