District Govt cancels wheat quota of 5 mills
By Saad Ahmed

RAWALPINDI—The City District Government here on Friday cancelled wheat quota of five flour mills for alleged involvement in flour smuggling and also took record of the same mills into possession.
According to the details, some eight trucks making bid to smuggle 4000 flour bags to NWFP were seized at the Chakari interchange as cases against eight people involved in this crime were also registered.
The City-District government in order to control the illegal transportation and to overcome the shortage of flour had appointed revenue staff at all the flour mills to maintain check and balance and also set up check posts at eight exists and entry points.
On receiving the report regarding transportation of flour from the informer, that flour was being smuggled out from the Chakri interchange, the District Food Controller Ch. Muhammad Asif along with heavy contingent of police force reached on the spot at Chakri interchange and during the checking stopped some eight truck loaded with flour bags and registered case against the concerned flour suppliers.
The District Coordination Officer, DCO Irfan Ellahi told APP that the flour was supplied by five flour mills of Rawat saying the district government taking serious action has immediately cancelled the wheat quota of these mills, saying the this quota would be equally distributed among other mills adding, however, cases against those people trying to smuggle flour in eight trucks to NWFP has been registered saying the revenue staff deputed by the district government has also been changed.
He said record of these mills has been taken into possession and investigations are underway for further details regarding the people involved in flour smuggling, he said and added that the mills would be sealed after being proved, involved in the wrong practices and flour smuggling.
About the shortage of flour he said, we have overcome this crises to some extent by taking appropriate steps and measures saying special powers have been delegated to the magistrates to control this smuggling and ensure distribution of flour to all the areas equally.
He told that the in the grand operation action was taken against the flour hoarders and price hikers in this regard and levied heavy fines on them, he added.