Grain crisis hits Pak amid fuel & power woes; Sharif battles economic decline

Amid the political & economic instability, debt-laden Pakistan is now battling a wheat crisis. A staggering slump, Pakistan's wheat harvest is expected to be over two metric tonnes less this year. Pak wheat stocks slide - mid-march heatwave, unavailability & high cost of fertilisers & water scarcity. The Sharif government is trying to remedy the situation, grain crisis will hurt a nation of over 20 crore people. The wheat shortage has resulted in prices at an all-time high, dealing a further blow to Pak's slumping economy.