The association of flour mills has announced that the flour mills in Punjab will go on strike from Tuesday, a news outlet reported on Saturday.
As per the report, the mills’ owners have said that the government is not listening to their demands and they have no other choice but to go on strike.
The association has been demanding the government to increase the charges for thrashing of 100kg to Rs600 and the price of a 20kg flour bag by at least Rs50.
According to the report, the association said that the government has backtracked on an agreement, which they had reached in the last week of September, and flour price and thrashing charges have not been increased despite the agreement.
It further said that the availability of cheap flour across Punjab, including Lahore, has been affected due to the shortage of wheat supply. If wheat supply is not improved, the crisis will continue to escalate.
