ISLAMABAD: Utility Stores Corporation has withdrawn Rs 180 hike on a 20kg flour bag at the stores following directives from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The federal government Friday hiked flour prices at the Utility Stores with a 10-kilogram bag witnessing an increase by Rs90.
According to a notification issued by the Utility Stores Corporation, Rs 9 per kilogram has been raised on flour, resulting in a hike of Rs90 on a 10 kilograms bag and Rs180 on a 20-Kg bag.
The 20-Kg bag that was previously being sold at Rs800 will now cost Rs980 while 10-kg bag will cost Rs490, contrary to Rs400 previously.
The authorities have now reversed the increase after the incumbent government was criticized for the hike despite claiming otherwise.
