Due to shortage of wheat in Quetta, prices of flour are skyrocketing.

After the wheat shortage in Quetta, flour prices reached the highest level, with a 20 kg bag of flour selling between 2640 and 2800 in the Balochistan capital and its suburbs.

According to the sources, due to the shortage of food items in Quetta and its suburbs, flour prices are skyrocketing. Realizing the opportunity, profiteers have become active and are selling a 20 kg bag of flour between Rs 2,640 and Rs 2,800.

Residents of Quetta say that flour is not available in Quetta and its adjoining areas at the rates set by the government and they are forced to buy basic commodities at high prices. He demanded the provincial government take strict action against the profiteers and ensure the availability of flour at the prices set by the government.

On the other hand, the President of the Flour Mills Association Balochistan Nasir Agha says that the supply of wheat to the flour mills has been suspended for the past ten days and the people are paying the price for the incompetence of the Food Department of Balochistan. "