checkposts set up in Punjab in the name of monitoring were hindering supply
\nDLP Report
\nPESHAWAR
\nThe Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter on Saturday expressed concern over a wheat shortage in the province and warned of a possible strike if supply from Punjab was not restored.
\nThe concerns were raised at an emergency meeting chaired by PFMA KP chairman Muhammad Naeem Butt, attended by senior representatives of flour mills from various districts.
\nThe meeting noted that while the new wheat crop had arrived in Punjab and Sindh and sufficient stocks were available there, flour mills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were facing difficulties in procuring wheat.
\nMr Butt said that in previous years, mills in KP purchased wheat from Punjab\u2019s open market at this time, but this year movement of wheat into the province was being restricted, which he termed a violation of Article 151 of the Constitution.
\nParticipants alleged that checkposts set up in Punjab in the name of monitoring were hindering supply, claiming that trucks carrying wheat were being allowed passage only after payment of bribes, while others faced legal hurdles and offloading of wheat.
\nThe association termed the situation unjust and harmful both for the flour industry and the public in the province.
\nThe PFMA urged the KPchief minister to take immediate steps to remove what it called illegal restrictions on wheat movement.
\nIt warned that continued disruption in supply could lead to flour shortages, price hikes and difficulties for consumers.
\nParticipants also cautioned that prolonged shortages could force mills to shut down, risking unemployment for thousands of workers.
\nThe association said that if the situation was not addressed promptly, flour millers would be compelled to launch protests and could shut down operations for an indefinite period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
checkposts set up in Punjab in the name of monitoring were hindering supply DLP Report PESHAWAR The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter on Saturday expressed concern over a wheat shortage in the province and warned of a possible strike if supply from Punjab was not restored. The concerns were raised at an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-544341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n