So where is the Aatta 'wheat flour' crowd now?

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Re: So where is the Aatta ‘wheat flour’ crowd now?

@burqaposhx

There is no denying that flour prices have impacted people. But so have the petrol prices. Unfortunately they have hit hard the poorest of the poor.

Pak government has tried three things to deal with this.

1. Use paramilitary rangers to monitor flour mills (And Balochi mills refused to collect 39% of their allocated wheat stocks). You figure out why?

2. They have bought 500,000 tonnes of wheat from European markets.

3. Starting a ration card system for the poor.

Care to add anything more to it that Pak government must do to make you happy?

Ration card system on the anvil
The News International: Latest News Breaking, World, Entertainment, Royal News
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal to issue ration cards for flour, sugar, pulses and edible oils for the poor and lower middle class so that they might get daily use items at affordable rates from the utility stores.

“Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro has directed the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock to formulate a mechanism to issue ration cards for the poor and lower middle class to facilitate them having the daily use items from the utility stores at subsidized rates,” said Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Nisar A Memon while briefing the newsmen here Tuesday regarding the cabinet meeting that was chaired by caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro.

Pakistan buys around 500,000T wheat
The News International: Latest News Breaking, World, Entertainment, Royal News
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
HAMBURG: Pakistan has purchased around 500,000 tonnes of wheat in a tender for up to 610,000 tonnes which closed last week, European traders said on Tuesday.

LOL.. Obviously this Chamcha govt would have to do all it can to contain the problem they created to begin with…