ISLAMABAD: Meanwhile, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said on the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, supply of flour at Rs40 per kilogram had been started in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In a statement, the information minister said that 100 mobile stores were established to fulfill the promise of providing flour to the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at affordable price.

Marriyum Aurangzeb said for this purpose, the province had been divided into Abbottabad and Peshawar zones. She said the supply of inexpensive flour would be gradually extended to the whole province.

Read more: KP CM Mahmood approves subsidy on flour in province

On June 2, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had approved the provision of subsidised flour to the masses across the province.

KP Minister for Higher Education had told media after the cabinet meeting that under the subsidy, the 20 kg bag would be sold at Rs 980 and 10 kg bag at Rs 490 from June, adding the supply of wheat would be ensured to flour mills this month after which the subsidized flour would be made available at specific shops and sale points.

The cabinet had expressed grave concern over the reduction in the number of seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National Assembly.

The cabinet had also expressed concern over alleged misappropriation in the voter lists as reported by the public through complaints and decided to take up the matter with the Election Commission and if it was not resolved, the matter would be taken to the court.

He had said the cabinet had approved a draft bill for the regularization of services of 675 contract doctors in the health department.

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