Punjab CM approves Rs 10 billion subsidy for cheap flour

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved a Rs10 billion subsidy to provide affordable flour to the people. This decision was made in response to a sharp rise in flour prices across the province.

The provincial government has also decided to increase the official wheat quota for flour mills and raise the wheat supply rate to Rs3,800 per maund. According to ProPakistani, Maryam Nawaz expressed anger over the rising flour prices and described the burden of inflation on the people of Punjab as "extremely painful".

Flour prices have surged across Pakistan, with a 20-kilogram bag rising by up to Rs400 in one week, reaching different prices in various cities, including Karachi, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad, and Sukkur, as reported by ProPakistani.

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