Provincial plans differ ahead of Rabi sowing: KP chose Rs5,000 in-kind aid while Punjab is studying Rs3,000, as lawmakers also push lower import duties on DAP.
Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain told the National Assembly food security committee that KP will give Rs5,000 per bag in kind and Punjab is weighing Rs3,000.
Lawmakers welcomed a 50,000-ton DAP shipment for the 2026-27 Rabi crop and asked for a fresh look at regulatory duty and GST on fertiliser imports.
Committee chair Syed Hussain Tariq pressed for one nationwide subsidy model and the same fertiliser prices in every province.
MNFS&R officials cited an eight percent rise in rice output and a wheat support price of Rs4,500 per 40 kg, plus record Rabi wheat sowing.
The panel also cleared the Seed (Amendment) Bill, 2026 for National Assembly consideration and flagged a chick-stock duty issue for Cabinet.