Flour Mill Owners Warn of Severe Crisis as Punjab Continues Illegal Supply Ban
PESHAWAR – The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) warns that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces a catastrophic flour shortage during Ramadan if Punjab does not lift its supply ban immediately. Provincial Chairman Naeem Butt states that Punjab has enforced an illegal restriction on wheat and flour movement since August last year. This blockade continues to drive prices […]
Flour Shortage in Pakistan Sparks Political Tensions Between Provinces
PESHAWAR – The flour shortage in Pakistan drives a political and economic storm as Punjab restricts wheat movement and pushes prices higher in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh. Punjab officials defend the move as a market “stabilisation measure,” but leaders in other provinces call it a de facto wheat ban that fuels mistrust and undermines federalism. […]
Flour crisis in KP exposes Punjab’s ruthless wheat politics
The Flour Crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is no accident. It is the predictable result of Punjab’s repeated attempts to weaponise wheat, turning a basic staple into a political tool.