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Flour prices rise sharply in Pakistan

Flour prices rise sharply in Pakistan

The price of a 20-kilogram bag of flour has reached PKR 2,500, the highest ever recorded. This sharp rise has created serious problems for consumers who are already struggling with heavy inflation. The increase in flour prices is linked to several reasons, including problems in the wheat supply chain, higher production costs, and overall inflation. … Read more

Massive quantity of fertilizer, flour, sugar recovered from hoarders across country

fertilizer flour sugar hoarders

Under the crackdown by the government, security forces and military leadership, massive quantity of fertilizer, flour, and sugar were recovered from hoarders across country. On the orders of the government, the operation against hoarders across the country has started from September According to the data from October 29 to November 5, the operations led to … Read more

Sindh Govt fixes price of flour at Rs 95 per kg

Sindh Govt fixes
  • Sharjeel Memon said that poor will be able to buy flour at Rs 65  per kg.
  • He said Sindh government is giving subsidy for the provision of cheap flour.
  • Mukesh Kumar said that 0.6 million bags are being supplied on daily basis.

Karachi: In order to control the rising prices of flour, the Sindh government has announced the provision of flour at Rs 95 per kg in the market.

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon and Food Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla, while addressing a press conference along with flour millers, said that the price of flour will be reduced from Rs 160 to Rs 95 per kg in the open market.

Sharjeel Memon said that poor and deserving people will be able to buy flour for 65 rupees per kg. He said the government is trying to make flour cheaper in the open market.

The provincial minister said that flour prices have gone up a lot, 460 trucks are supplying cheap flour in Karachi every day and 0.6 million bags of 10 kg are being given daily.

Provincial Minister said that the Sindh government is giving billions of rupees in subsidy for the provision of cheap flour, there is a flour crisis in the whole country. He said Sindh is the only province where flour is available at 65 rupees per kg.

Sharjeel Inam Memon further said that the Sindh government had demanded before the World Bank, the bank will give two billion dollars to the flood victims.

On the other hand, Mukesh Kumar Chawla while talking said that Sindh Chief Minister and PPP leadership took notice of the flour crisis, the party gave orders to find out the reasons why flour is becoming expensive. He said flour mill owners demanded that their quota should be increased and the provincial government has enhanced the quota of millers following the instructions of the Chief Minister.

He said that flour of 65 rupees per kg will be sold to the poor while from today flour will be available at 95 rupees per kg.

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ECC scraps tenders to import 500,000 tonnes of wheat

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Ghee, flour mill owners likely to increase prices after govt petrol bombs: Sherry

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French bakers fume at cut-price supermarket baguettes

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Availability of fertilisers ordered

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Flour mill-owners threaten strike from October 12

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Prices of 22 essential commodities increased in a week

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PFMA demands early release of wheat quota to check price hike

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Flour Mills Association Gives Price Hike Threat

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