According to the Pakistan Flour Mills Association, the provincial government had earlier supplied 5,000 tonnes to the provincial mills, while 5,000 tonnes wheat was provided by the Punjab government. As Punjab has completely stopped the supply, the KP food department has too reduced the supply of grain to mills to just 3,000 tonnes. The mills association says owing to non-availability of wheat in the market, the owners of flour mills in KP are not able to supply flour to the markets, which has led to fears of shortage of flour across the province. Furthermore PFMA KP chapter has demanded Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to help resolve the wheat crisis immediately. “Free movement of wheat should be ensured and if this situation continues all flour mills in the province would be closed in protest,” the association warned.

Source: Pakistan Today May 11, 2020 15:24 UTC