Flour to Afghanistan: PFMA Punjab opposes move to ban

The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (Punjab Zone) has strongly opposed the idea of banning export of flour and flour products to Afghanistan with the view that it will ruin the industry worth billions of rupees. PFMA-Punjab Zone Chairman Habibur-Rehman Leghari and Group Leader Asim Raza Ahmad while commenting on a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) and the Price Monitoring Committee by the federal government apprehended that it was held to slap a ban on export of flour and flour products to Afghanistan.
They claimed that the country has wheat stock in abundance including 4.8 million tons in Punjab, 2 million tons with PASSCO and 800,000 tons of wheat is present in stores of the Sindh government. They were of the view that there should be a ban on direct export of wheat to Afghanistan but flour and flour products export should continue to help the flour milling industry of the country.