Directs authorities to increase supply from Punjab provinceOrders strict action against hoarders to ensure hassle-free flour supply to publicLAHORE: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to take immediate measures to control the prices of wheat and flour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), besides increasing supply from Punjab province. The prime minister issued the directives while chairing a meeting to review procurement and supply and demand of wheat in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces. The meeting was apprised that KP was being provided with 300,000 flour bags of 10 kg on daily basis. He directed for increasing the supply bulk and directed the chief secretaries of KP and Punjab provinces to jointly devise a mechanism in this regard. The chief secretary KP informed that the province was receiving a supply of 80,000 ton of wheat from PASCO.

Source: Pakistan Today May 14, 2023 02:14 UTC