The court was considering a petition filed by the Punjab farmers challenging the province government’s decision to decline purchasing wheat from them.

The petitioner alleged that the government is legally obligated to procure wheat from farmers at the designated price and had publicised a policy to purchase wheat from farmers at Rs 3,900 per maund. However, the government has failed to put this policy into effect.

The Punjab government was scheduled to commence the procurement of wheat from farmers on April 22. However, there has been no progress thus far in the wheat purchase, thereby exposing farmers to the risk of selling their harvests at reduced prices as a result of rainfall.

The petitioner implored the court to mandate the government’s procurement of wheat from farmers and to initiate measures against the mafia.

Punjab farmers have filed a petition with the Lahore High Court (LHC) to challenge the government’s decision to not purchase their wheat.

Following an initial hearing on the case, Justice Shahid Karim, the judge of the LHC, requested a documentation of the Punjab government’s choices pertaining to wheat purchase.

Punjab’s farmers are currently protesting the government’s decision to postpone the purchase of wheat from them.

Yesterday, insiders from the Food Department disclosed that the Punjab government has not yet made a decision regarding the procurement of wheat.

Lahore’s maximum temperature has significantly decreased due to recent rainfall in the province capital over the past 24 hours.

Jail Road saw a rainfall of 8.5 millimeters, Gulberg received 10 millimeters, and Lakshmi Chowk received 14 millimeters of rainfall. In addition, Upper Mall received a rainfall measurement of 5 millimeters, Mughalpura received 3.5 millimeters, and Tajpura received 3 millimeters.

In addition, Nishtar Town received a rainfall of 1 millimeter, Pani Wala Talab received 12 millimeters, Farukh Abad received 4 millimeters, Gulshan Ravi received 20 millimeters, Iqbal Town received 6 millimeters, Samanabad received 8 millimeters, and Johar Town received 1 millimeter.

The city’s electricity transmission infrastructure has been significantly affected by the rain, resulting in the tripping of over 100 Lesco feeders. Multiple localities had power outages as a result of tripped feeders and other technical malfunctions.

Power outages have resulted in substantial discomfort for people in several localities, including as Manawan, Batapur, Sabzazar, Gulshan Ravi, Samanabad, Pir Nasir, Mughalpura, Shalimar, Mustafa Abad, Baghbanpura, Ferozpur Road, Islampura, Qila Gujjar Singh, and Walton Road.

Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of the JUI-F, has raised doubts about the involvement of the bureaucracy and establishment in the formation of Pakistan.

He raised doubts about the present condition of democracy, expressing apprehension regarding the credibility of parliamentary procedures.

During his inaugural speech in the National Assembly, he emphasized the juxtaposition between India and Pakistan’s advancements since gaining independence. The individual expressed deep concern over the economic difficulties faced by Pakistan and the apparent erosion of political independence.

Furthermore, he endorsed the position of Asad Qaiser, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, regarding political assemblies. He stated that the PTI have the legitimate authority to hold a rally.

Maulana Fazlur Rehman criticized the impact of undisclosed powers on the process of making decisions, claiming that political mandates had been undermined.

Fazl further claimed that the present political environment exemplifies a compromised democracy, in which both winners and losers express doubt regarding the legitimacy of electoral results.

The leader of the JUI-F emphasized the importance of restoring democratic ideals and questioned the contentment of people in positions of authority.

During a discussion with Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Rehman expressed apprehension regarding the current situation in Lahore.