AJK state food department to ensure availability of edibles in Ramadan:.

MIRPUR -- Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has directed the state food department to ensure availability of food commodities during the holy month of Ramadan across AJK State.

Addressing an extraordinary meeting at the state metropolis on Wednesday, the PM said that despite bad economic conditions, the government has been providing a subsidy worth 12 billion rupees for flour annually to ensure the supply of wheat flour to people at affordable prices.

Directing the food department officials to ensure a smooth supply of flour in Ramadan, the PM said that stern action should be taken against hoarders.

"It is the responsibility of the food department to provide cheap and quality flour to the people of Azad Kashmir and to ensure an all-time supply of flour at...