Flour prices have been reduced as provinces aim to provide relief to the masses in Ramazan, with Punjab taking the lead.
The Punjab government subsidised the sale of flour all over the province whereas in Sindh, the private sector attempted to give relief but on a limited scale.
In Sindh, millers unilaterally slashed price by Rs2 per kg at the fair price shops of mills and in Bachat Bazaars in Karachi.
In Punjab, the provincial government initiated the move and slashed the flour price by Rs4 per kg at all shops across the province.
The millers in Sindh on Wednesday cut the flour rate to Rs36 (ex-mill) per kg from Rs38 per kg.
Pakistan Flour Mills Association (Punjab Chapter) Chairman Mian Riaz said that after a reduction of Rs4 per kg, flour would be available at Rs33 per kg, while at Bachat and Sasta Bazaars, it would be sold at Rs31 per kg as per a decision of the Punjab government.
