Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Faces Resignation Demands Over IMF-Linked Wheat Price Cut

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is facing pressure from farmers' groups who are demanding her resignation over the government's decision to withdraw the minimum support price for wheat, a move linked to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) demand.

The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad has threatened to organize a Million Man March on Islamabad to push for Nawaz's resignation. The farmers' group argues that the Punjab government, where most of the country's wheat crop is produced, should take responsibility for the decision.

The IMF had requested the withdrawal of the minimum support price as part of its conditions for providing financial assistance to Pakistan. However, the move has been criticized by farmers who rely on the support price to sell their crops at a guaranteed rate.