LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired a meeting, here on Tuesday, which reviewed steps for stabilizing the prices of wheat and flour in the province and also decided to seek approval from the provincial cabinet for release of wheat to flour mills and fixing of wheat price.
After cabinet approval, the wheat will be provided to flour mills at a price to be decided by it.
Usman Buzdar said the Punjab government has ample wheat stocks and every step will be taken to stabilize the price of wheat in the market. A decision will be made to stabilize the flour price after reviewing every option, he added. The CM directed to take necessary steps to keep the prices of wheat and flour within the reach of the common man as the Punjab government has purchased record wheat during the current season.
Moreover, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) and Balochistan's Education Minister Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and discussed different matters including the promotion of inter-provincial harmony.
Talking on this occasion, Usman Buzdar stated that both the provinces will together move forward for development and prosperity. The people of Balochistan are hardworking and patriotic and the Punjab government will continue its cooperation for the development of Balochistan province, he said, adding: "The need for working collectively for national development has even more increased and Punjab will not lag in the mission of serving the brethren living in Balochistan province."
The CM assured that the Punjab government will complete cardiology hospital, rescue 1122 and other projects in Balochistan and complete support will be provided in this regard. He said the Mir Chakar Khan Rind University of Technology has been established in DG Khan.
Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind thanked the Punjab government for restoration of the mausoleum of tribal Baloch chieftain adding that Usman Buzdar has won their hearts because Mir Chaakar-e-Azam Rind also enjoys a distinct status in the history of Punjab. The role being played by Usman Buzdar for promoting inter-provincial harmony is a valuable thing and we treat Punjab as our home and love it.
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