Punjab to ensure free flour supply to KP.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Secretary Major (retired) Azam Suleman Khan and KPK Chief Secretary Dr Kazim Niaz on Saturday discussed the supply and demand of flour in both the provinces. They also agreed to ensure uninterrupted transportation of wheat and flour from Punjab to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.

Both the chief secretaries during a video-link conference decided to keep a check on the smuggling of flour and what.

The KPK Chief Secretary informed his counterpart about the problems being faced at borders during transportation of wheat and flour from Punjab to KPK.

The Chief Secretary Punjab arranged the video-link conference soon after meeting Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. Provincial Minister Food Mr Sami Ullah Chaudhry, Secretary Food Department Mr Waqas Ali Mehmood, director food, and representatives of flour mills association were also present on this occasion.

Major (retired) Azam Suleman Khan assured that all necessary arrangements would be made to resolve these problems and instructions have been issued to relevant authorities in this regard.

The meeting decided that concerned officers of food departments of both the provinces would keep close liaison to get the required results regarding wheat and flour availability.

The Chief Secretary assured that as soon as data about flour mills that send supply to KPK is received it would be shared with the relevant authorities to ensure free transportation of wheat and flour at borders.

The Chief Secretary KPK said that all kind of cooperation would be extended to Punjab regarding cross-border movement so that wheat and flour smuggling could be controlled.

Punjab Minister for Food Sami Ullah Chaudhry on Saturday said artificial increase in flour prices would not be allowed as necessary measures had been taken in this regard.

He was presiding over a meeting to review the prices of flour and demand and...