Pakistan, Oct. 26 -- The federal minister for National Food Security and Research (NFSR), Rana Tanveer Hussain, called the recent fixation of wheat prices a balanced approach aimed at supporting farmers and boosting domestic production.

While talking to a private TV channel, he stressed that Pakistan, as an agriculture-based economy, needed to provide adequate support to its farming community.

The minister expressed optimism that farmers would respond positively to the support price by increasing wheat cultivation and investing in agricultural inputs, potentially helping the country move towards a surplus in the next season.

He reiterated that the government had fixed the wheat support price at Rs 4,500 per 40 kilograms to support farm...