Flour mills announces strike for indefinite period.

KARACHI -- The flour mills association has announced to observe strike for an indefinite period and declared the government responsible for an expected flour shortage in the metropolis, media reported on Thursday.

The association's spokesperson said in a statement that six flour mills were 'illegally' sealed by the authorities in Karachi and Nawabshah yesterday. The association demanded the government to reopen the floor mills and the provision of cheap and standard wheat.

The owners announced to close flour mills across Sindh until their demands are met.

An office-bearer of the flour mills association, Chaudhry Yousuf, said that they will provide cheap flour in Karachi after getting the wheat stocks. He added that...