Flour

Arrival of low-cost imported wheat leads to decrease in flour prices

Mills allegedly mix maize, rice and corn during grinding

'40 percent of Pakistan's population faces malnutrition'

Food dept grants permits to dealers to buy flour

They said that wheat should be provided to Chitral instead of the quota of flour mills should be decreased

According to dealers, a 20 kilo bag of flour in Quetta has touched the Rs3,100 mark

Claim they have been denied wheat supplies by Sindh govt

Minister says poor people being provided with free flour on a daily basis

District administrators raided various distribution points where flour dealers were charging money for the flour

CM orders special branch to strictly monitor the flour handout process

Minister urges the media to refrain from publishing false and anti-public news

JI chief says govt machinery has failed to perform its duty

So far 22% of the targeted population has been provided with free flour in the province

Good governance initiatives and measures for public welfare were reviewed in the meeting

Price of flour increased by Rs400 per bag in the local market due to the closure of the regular wheat quota

Dozens left injured in Mardan; women protest unfair distribution in Tank

DC said the deceased Elahi Bakhsh had a fatal heart attack and suddenly fell in a nearby street

Police say hundreds of people had gathered at a distribution point for free flour on the first day of Ramazan

Caretaker govt kicks off Ramazan package

IMF seeks details of mechanism to implement programme

Govt accepted PFMA demand to de-seal flour mills, allow wheat transportation

Demands the de-sealing of raided mills, fixed wheat quota

Party leaders claim caretaker CM is a hostage

Says all available resources being utilized to provide relief to the general public in the province

Minister says flour mills must be checked on daily basis by authorities

Chief Secretary also directs strict check on flour prices

Official says flour sale points established in populated areas

Chakki atta is being sold at Rs125 per kg, while fine atta is being sold at a price of Rs115 to Rs120 per kg

Many left with no choice but to rely on inferior options for survival

Stampedes, theft, shop owners purchasing large quantities have plagued the cheap flour initiative

Facility offered separately for women at central locations

Minister says federal govt had plenty of wheat reserves; claims provinces not releasing grains

Delivery of wheat by PASCO helped control the shortage of flour

Administration says it is trying hard to ensure regular supply of commodity at subsidised rates

Party held a protest against the flour crisis and back-breaking inflation

PASCO assures sending wheat in couple of days

Chairman Pakistan Flour Mills Association Sindh Region, Chauhdari Amir said, country’s wheat reserves are decreasing

80 kilogramme bag got pricier by Rs5,000 in one month alone

Price reaches all-time high of Rs145 per kg in Lahore

Association says that curbs on grain movement from Punjab hurting K-P

Naanbai association threatens to further hike roti price

Price of commodity in city stood at Rs2,400 last week

Citizens forced to pay an extra Rs40 for a bag

Food dept officials blame group for shortage of subsidised commodity in city

Say food dept favours larger flour mills in release of govt wheat

District food controller says 2,900 metric tons of wheat, 1,400 metric tons of flour smuggling bids were foiled

Punjab asks federal govt to provide 1m tons of grain

HCC SVP says that for the past four months, there had been a ban on supply of flour from Punjab to K-P

Finance Minister Taimur Jhagra said that the ‘imported’ government was threatening a ban on the supply of flour

Provincial government has enhanced procurement from 1.1 million to 1.4 million metric ton this fiscal year