Commissioner Karachi, Syed Hassan Naqvi, chaired a meeting with office-bearers of the Jodia Bazaar Traders Association and the Karachi Atta Chakki (Grinding Mill) Association on Tuesday at his office.
It was decided in the meeting that traders of Jodia Bazaar and owners of Atta chakis (grinding mills) would also implement the decision taken in a meeting jointly by the commissioner Karachi and flour mill owners to reduce the ex-mill price of flour by Rs. 8 per kilogram.
The Secretary of the Jodia Bazaar Traders Association, Abdul Qadir Noorani, and the General Secretary of the Karachi Atta Chakki Association, Anees Shahid, assured the meeting that, in line with the decision of the administration and flour mill owners, Dhai Number Atta( 2.5 number), fine flour, and chakk’s flour would all be sold at prices reduced by Rs8 per kilogram. Meanwhile, representatives of superstores also assured the Karachi administration that they would implement the administration’s decision. The meeting was attended, among others by the Assistant Commissioner of Headquarters. Iqra Jannat, deputy director of the food department, and Maryam Haq, deputy commissioner, participated via video link. The commissioner directed all deputy commissioners to strictly ensure strict enforcement of the reduced flour prices in their respective districts.