Due to a ban on wheat shipments from Punjab, 83% of flour mills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), including Peshawar, have shut down, raising fears of a rise in flour prices across the province.
According to flour mill owners, there are a total of 288 flour mills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar. Following the suspension of wheat supply from Punjab, 83% of these mills have closed, leaving only 50 operational mills in the province.
The closure of flour mills has already caused a 100% increase in flour prices and sparked concerns about shortages.
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Each flour mill employs 100 to 150 workers, and the shutdown has left thousands of laborers unemployed.
The Flour Mills Association has warned that if wheat supply from Punjab is not restored, severe flour shortages could occur in Peshawar and across the province.
