CM takes notice of news about increase in flour prices.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday took strict notice of a news item aired on the media regarding the unnecessary increase in flour price

in some districts of the province and directed to take immediate administrative measures for stabilizing the flour prices.

Chairing a meeting at Chief Minister's Office held to

review the demand and supply and prices of flour in the province.

He directed to immediately remove the Food Department

officers involved in irregularities and negligence from duties.

Usman Buzdar said that he would not tolerate the unnecessary

increase in flour price at any cost. On the strict instructions

of Chief Minister, Punjab Food Department has initiated crackdown

and took action against 376 flour mills and imposed an overall

fine of above Rs 90 million besides suspending the license of

15 flour mills.

Action has also been initiated against the food department

officers for showing negligence in their duties and four such

officers have been removed from their posts.

District Food Controller Gujranwala Rohail Butt, District

Food Controller Sialkot Nasrullah Khan Nadeem have been suspended

while Deputy Director Food Department Faisalabad Kamran Bashir

and District Food Controller Vehari Sagheer Ahmed have been

removed from their posts.

On the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman

Buzdar, 126 sale points have been set up in different districts

of the province for ensuring the smooth supply of flour. Flour

was being supplied on the ex-mill rate at 21 sale points in Lahore

division through trucks. Similarly, 55 sale points have been

set up in Rawalpindi division where flour was being provided

at control rate.

Moreover, flour was being provided at nine sale points

in Gujranwala division at control rate through...