K-P govt fails to reduce wheat price in Hazara

The delegation also urged the deputy commissioner to improve the distribution system of subsidized wheat flour

ABBOTABAD:

The provincial government has failed to reduce wheat flour price in the Hazara division and a 20 kg bag is being sold for Rs2,200 in Abbottabad while the price in the upper parts of the region is more than Rs2,400.

Members of the Abbottabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) have demanded from the Punjab government to lift the ban on wheat flour movement to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A delegation of the ACCI led by Khalid Aslam Awan met with Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad Tariq Salam Marwat and discussed the issue of the price hike of wheat flour in the region and demanded to take up the matter with the Punjab government.

The visiting delegation also urged the deputy commissioner to improve the distribution system of subsidized wheat flour in the district and provide immediate relief to the masses.

Marwat assured the delegation of the immediate resolution of the issue. Both provinces Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa are governed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 13^th, 2022.