Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the concerned authorities to regulate the market to protect consumers from an artificial hike in flour prices.

Presiding over a meeting in Karachi today, he expressed serious concern over rising wheat prices and said that the government will protect the interests of both farmers and consumers.

The Chief Minister expressed government's commitment to ensure stable supplies and fair prices with the collaboration of growers, millers, traders and the federal authorities.