Our Correspondents
Peshawar/Kasur
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday reproached the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) food minister and secretary over skyrocketing prices of wheat flour in the province. Justice Qasier Rasheed directed the food department to submit a detailed report in this regard.
The KP food minister and secretary as well as the Peshawar deputy commissioner appeared in court in response to its summons. The Advocate General (AG) was also in attendance. During the hearing, Justice Rasheed asked them as to what the government has been doing to control rising prices of wheat flour. He observed that the launch of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) didn’t resolve issues facing people.
The KP minister told the court that the issue of flour price hike would soon be resolved as the cabinet has approved importing wheat. The hearing of the case was adjourned until September 15.
The district Kasur administration team here sealed six godowns in which some 7500 maunds of wheat had been hoarded illegally. According to officials sources, on the special instructions of deputy commissioner Kasur, a team of district administration led by Assistant Commissioner Chunian conducted raids at grain market Allahabad and Gadpur late Tuesday. The team recovered 7500 maunds wheat from godowns, assumed custody of three tractor trollies loaded with wheat and sealed six godowns. The assistant commissioner said that action against the hoarders and profiteers will continue.
