PESHAWAR: After flour mills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, flour dealers also went on strike for an indefinite period, an official of the Flour Dealers Association said here Friday. Because of the strike, flour dealers have closed their shops, flour dealers association officials said. Due to the strike, the prices of flour have increased and the flour dealers are concerned about the price hike. He said at one side there was a strike of the Flour Mills and on the other hand, the flour supply from Punjab also stopped. “We are facing a strike on one side and the flour supply from Punjab has been stopped on the other side, “ the official of the flour dealers association said. He said due to the strike of Peshawar Flour Mills, our business of flour dealers is closed. There is a demand from the federal government to abolish the holding tax, the flour dealers are also concerned about the imposition of the withholding tax. Due to stoppage of supply of flour, bakers will also have shortage of flour, said flour dealers and as a result of non-availability of flour, bakery shops will be closed, flour dealers association officials said. APP
