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Fakhar Imam reaffirms for ensuring smooth supply of wheat, flour
August 04, 2020

Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has reaffirmed the commitment for ensuring smooth wheat and flour supply on controlled prices across the country.

Addressing a press conference along with Minister for information and Broadcasting Senator Sibli Faraz, he said that federal government, in collaboration with the provincial governments, is making all-out efforts to ensure uninterrupted supply of wheat and flour to common man in the country on affordable prices.

The minister also called upon the Provincial Government of Sindh to release wheat from its stocks in order to make the prices of the commodity sustainable in local markets.

In order to overcome the supply and demand gap, he said the government has allowed wheat import and hoarding of the commodity for creating artificial shortage would never be tolerated.

Speaking on the occasion, Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz said strict actions will be taken against profiteers and hoarders across the country.