PAK Crisis: Wheat stock ends in Pakistan, stampede during the sale of flour; death of one


Posted on 9th Jan 2023 11:27 am by rohit kumar

The price of flour has increased significantly in Pakistan, which is facing an economic crisis. People are seen standing in long lines to buy it. In this episode, there was a stampede during the sale of subsidized flour by the Sindh government. The father of seven children died in this. A similar rush is being seen in all parts of Sindh to buy flour.

 

Flour was being sold for Rs 65 a kg

The incident took place near the commissioner's office in the Mirpurkhas district. There were two mini trucks selling flour outside Gulistan-e-Baldia Park. These mini trucks were selling flour bags of 10 kg each at the rate of Rs 65 per kg. It is reported that on seeing the mini trucks loaded with flour, a huge crowd of people gathered. Everyone started jostling each other to buy first, fearing they would run out of stock.

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Demand for action against officials

According to the police, in the sudden stampede, 40-year-old laborer Har Singh Kolhi fell on the road and people passing over him moved on. Kolhi's relatives staged a sit-in for five hours outside the Mirpurkhas Press Club, demanding action against the officials of the Food Department. At the same time, a stampede broke out outside a flour mill in Sakrand town of Shaheed Benazirabad while buying cheap flour at the government rate. Three women including a minor girl were injured in this. The prices of wheat and flour have reached a very high level amidst the ongoing economic crisis in Pakistan.

 

out of stock

Flour is being sold at Rs 140 to Rs 160 per kg in Karachi. In Islamabad and Peshawar, a 10 kg bag of flour is being sold for Rs.1500. Whereas, whereas a 20 kg sack of flour is being sold for Rs 2800 in Quetta. According to the report, the Food Minister of Balochistan Zamark Achakzai has said a shocking thing. He has said that the stock of wheat in the province has been completely exhausted.

 

Also Read: Pakistan Crisis: Inflation hits the 'prodigal' neighbor, cylinder is available for 10 thousand, and the prices of chicken and roti are touching the sky

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