The price of wheat in Punjab open market has reached Rs4,450 per 40kg.Ithas been learnt that a 15kg bag of flour is being sold at from Rs1,850 toRs1,900.
The demand for the government flour has increased tremendously with theincrease in the wheat price in open market.
The rising prices of the wheat have made it difficult for the flour millsto produce private flour. Some of the mills have reportedly decided to stopflour grinding.
The price of wheat is Rs4,350 in Lahore, Rs4,450 in Islamabad and Rs4,280in Rahim Yar Khan.
The mafia that refines the government flour in Punjab is smugglingthousands of bags into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) every day.
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The price of buying a flour bag for Peshawar from Lahore has reachedRs2,400; the influential mafia has reportedly started blackmailing the FoodDepartment.
The largest flour smuggling group, that was caught red-handed, has filed acomplaint in Anti-Corruption Establishment against the Food Department.
