Bakers announce protest

PESHAWAR:

Bakers in Peshawar have announced a protest against restrictions imposed on the transportation of flour from Punjab, warning that the ban has pushed flour prices higher while bread continues to be sold at old, government-fixed rates.

The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nanbai Association's Peshawar district chapter, which strongly condemned the Punjab government's move to halt flour supplies to the province.