KARACHI: Commissioner Mohammed Iqbal Memon, who is also the controller general of prices and supplies, Karachi division, on Saturday notified ex-mill and retail rates of wheat flour for the open market with immediate effect and until further orders.

According to a notification, the ex-mill selling price of the wheat flour is set at Rs95 per kg, the retail price at Rs 98 per kg, and the chakki flour retail selling price is fixed at Rs105 per kg.

The announcement was made in line with the commitment of the provincial government that had on Jan 10 announced that it would bring the open market price of flour to Rs65 a kilogram.

A recent report of the Bureau of Statistics states flour was being sold for up to Rs150 per kilogram in parts of Karachi forcing the citizens to buy the most expensive flour across the country.

Published in Dawn, January 22th, 2023