Shortage of flour in the city has irked residents of Rawalpindi.
The price of flour has also increased due to the drop in supply which might create a crisis situation if not rectified immediately.
Rawalpindi Kariyana Merchant Association President Haji Saleheen and Secretary General Ghulam Qadir said the flour mills had been supplying a nominal amount of flour during the last three days and the supply had stopped completely on Tuesday. They added that the situation was affecting poor citizens the most who bought flour on a daily basis.
Flour suppliers said the government was not supplying enough wheat. They requested the federal and Punjab governments to provide sufficient wheat to flour mills so they could meet the demand.
