Millers to move SC against wheat movement ban

LAHORE - Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has demanded the Punjab government to immediately lift the inter-provincial ban imposed on the wheat and flour



movement in order to ensure the availability of this food staple on the same rates across the country.

“We have decided to move to the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the inter-provincial wheat movement ban imposed by the Punjab government. This action of the



provincial government is creating price distortion of the food staple all over the country,” Mohammad Naeem Butt, Central Chairman PFMA told reporters while



addressing a press conference here on Tuesday.

He said that the decision to this effect was taken during the meeting of PFMA central executive committee held here at PFMA-Punjab Branch office on Tuesday to



discuss wheat availability and flour milling industry stance to get official wheat from government stocks. Sindh Branch Chairman Iqbal Dawood, NWFP Branch



Chairman Haji Muhammad Sadiq, Punjab Branch Chairman Haji Habib-ur-Rehman Leghari, honorary advisor Dr Bilal Sufi and Executive Committee members were