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title: "Swabi tobacco farmers protest low prices by burning crop"
description: "Most outlets reported the protest action of burning tobacco by farmers in Swabi, with a focus on the rejection of low buying prices. Dawn led with a farmer's protest citing government indifference and policies favoring companies, while The Express Tribune highlighted the specific Rs350 rate rejected by farmers. Dunya News included the unverified nature of the price allegations but did not specify a figure."
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# Swabi tobacco farmers protest low prices by burning crop

pakistan · latest filing 10 Aug 2026, 10:11 AM PKT · 9–10 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the protest action of burning tobacco by farmers in Swabi, with a focus on the rejection of low buying prices. Dawn led with a farmer's protest citing government indifference and policies favoring companies, while The Express Tribune highlighted the specific Rs350 rate rejected by farmers. Dunya News included the unverified nature of the price allegations but did not specify a figure.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dawn** — [Swabi farmer sets tobacco bales on fire to protest low price](https://www.dawn.com/news/2021742/swabi-farmer-sets-tobacco-bales-on-fire-to-protest-low-price) · 10 Aug 2026, 10:11 AM PKT
  > SWABI: A farmer set on fire bales of his tobacco as a mark of protest here on Sunday, saying that he was taking this step due to government’s “indifference and its policies favouring the companies”. Leaders of various unions of farmers and members of Swabi action committee attended the protest outside the Swabi Press Club. A number of tobacco cultivators, leaders of political parties and people...
- **The Express Tribune** — [Swabi tobacco growers burn crop, protest](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2623048/swabi-tobacco-growers-burn-crop-protest) · 10 Aug 2026, 2:14 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Farmers reject Rs350 rate, demand official price
- **Dunya News** — [Swabi tobacco farmers protest low buying prices, burn 500kg crop](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/967090-swabi-tobacco-farmers-protest-low-buying-prices-burn-500kg-crop) · 9 Aug 2026, 11:06 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The allegations regarding the prices being offered by tobacco companies were made by the protesting farmers and were not independently verified in the information provided.

3 articles from 3 outlets, 9–10 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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