PM Imran Khan directs Punjab govt to revert hike in flour price.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday while taking notice of increased flour price issued strict instructions to arrest hoarders or give them subsidy but ensure provision of floor on cheap rates to poor people.

The prime minister while directing the Punjab government to take steps to reduce the prices of flour and said that the price of flour should be restored to its old level and strict action should be taken against the hoarders.

On July 2, the Punjab government had approved a two-month interim policy to provide wheat at Rs1475 per maund to flour mills across the province.

CM Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar said that by reducing the price of flour, relief will be provided to the public.

According to details, a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in which it was decided to stabilize the prices of flour and the price of 20 kg bag of flour was fixed at Rs 850. With this, a 20 kg bag will now be available for Rs 850, instead of Rs 1,050, in the market.

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