Daily Times

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday said the Sindh government is responsible for the current rise in flour prices as it is not releasing its share of wheat in the market.

Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam, he said in the market, the impression is being given that the flour prices are rising. He said Punjab and Sindh had higher wheat production but the Sindh government has created a situation that is forcing the people of the province to buy expensive wheat and creating problems for the people. He said in the past, some people made illicit profiteering by such tactics and nurtured the system of sucking the blood of the people. The profiteers are trying to discredit the government, he said, adding that those responsible for artificial shortages will be dealt with strictly, he warned.

The minister said most of the people in rural Sindh suffer from malnutrition as the Sindh government did nothing for the well-being of its people. He said the rains in Karachi have exposed the poor performance of the Sindh government. He said Pakistan People’s Party have pushed the innocent people of province into the swamp of poverty with its pathetic policies. The petroleum prices rose in Pakistan due to upward trend in the international market, he said adding that the situation had not returned to normalcy yet in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam reaffirmed the commitment for ensuring smooth wheat and flour supply on controlled prices across the country. He said that federal government in collaboration with the provincial governments are making all-out efforts to ensure uninterrupted supply of wheat and flour to common man in the country on affordable prices.