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PESHAWAR: The special assistant to chief minister on food, Dr Mohammad Israr Khan, has said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has started releasing 2,000 metric tonnes of wheat daily from its provincial strategic reserves, a move that has begun reducing wheat and flour prices in the province.
In a video statement issued on Wednesday, he said that 20,000 bags of wheat, each weighing 100 kilograms, were being supplied to flour mills every day to ensure the availability of affordable flour.
He said that provincial government had fixed the price of a 20kg flour bag at Rs2,520. He urged consumers to monitor the quality of flour produced from government-supplied wheat.
He appealed to people to immediately report any substandard flour to relevant authorities.
