Also allows revisi­on in fertil­iser prices and PIA budget re-approp­riatio­nISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday imposed a ban on the export of wheat and wheat flour. It also asked the National Price Monitoring Committee to convene a meeting in order to suggest measures in cooperation with provincial governments to control the hike in prices of wheat products in the domestic market. The recent hike in prices of wheat and wheat flour was also a cause for concern. The difference between the urea import price and approved dealer transfer price for NFML dealers has been estimated at Rs937.92 million. As per Section 8 of the Pakistan Tobacco Board Ordinance 1968, the MIP for different grades of various types of tobacco is to be notified by the federal government.

Source: The Express Tribune July 18, 2019 04:18 UTC