NWFP seeks Punjab Atta to overcome shortage
Bureau Report

PESHAWAR—In order to overcome atta shortage, the newly elected Chief Minister NWFP Amir Haider Khan Hoti on Sunday held telephonic conservation with newly elected Chief Minister Punjab Dost Muhammad Khosa and President Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
The atta shortage has been intensified in NWFP while atta bag of 20 KG are being sold at rate of Rs. 600. The supply of wheat weighing 10,00,000 tones from Karachi port to NWFP would be started from next week.
In order to end ban on supply of atta from Punjab to NWFP, Chief Minister NWFP Amir Haider Khan Hoti held telephonic conservation with newly elected Chief Minister Punjab Dost Muhammad Khosa. Hoti congratulated Dost Muhammad Khosa for assuming charge of office as Chief Minister Punjab and recommended to end ban on supply of wheat from Punjab to NWFP. Dost Muhammad Khosa has assured Chief Minister NWFP Amir Haider Khan Hoti that the ban on wheat supply would be lifted soon. Hoti also held talks with President PML-N and Ex-Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif in this respect.