Lahore: Punjab Minister of Information and Culture Azma Bokhari said the PPP brought Sindh and Karachi back to the “primitive era”.
“Unfortunately, Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon is more concerned with the Punjab and the Federation than the people of Sindh and Karachi. If the people of Sindh also trust Maryam Nawaz, why did Mr. Memon refuse to accept it?
Azma Bokhari further stated that the PPP leaders only emerged after rainfall subsidies, while CM Maryam and her entire cabinet stood firmly with the flood victims.
“PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto himself has helped Maryam Nawaz’s leadership and performance,” she said.
Sharjeel Memon criticizes shortages that have caused devastating federal government and Punjab government flood.
“Rs 30,000 crore worth of wheat is being imported now, which could have been used as a subsidy for local growers. Who can benefit from importing large amounts of wheat?” he asked.
Large Flour Supply: Punjab Price Control and Commodity Management has claimed that in the past 21 days, large amounts of flour have been supplied on the open market due to the taste of wheat over 400,000 times.
A spokesman said that all regions in the province secured delivery of more than 116.83 million flour bags this month. On the open market, a spokesman said a 10 kg flour bag costs Rs 905, while a 20 kg flour bag costs Rs 1,810.
In the Lahore Division, over 3346m flour bags were provided in the Faisalabad Division (more than 154.8 million bags); in the Rawalpindi Division (more than 1.872m flour bags); in the Bahawalbur Division (more than 1.4 million bags); in the DG Khan Division (more than 438,000 flour bags); in the Multan sector, over 523,000 flour bags have been delivered.
In addition, in the Gujranwala department, more than 969,000 flour bags have been delivered, while in the Sahiwal department, more than 425,000 bags have been provided.
The spokesman claimed that in the Sargodha department, more than 386,000 flour bags were provided, while in the Gujarat division, more than 795,500 flour bags were provided.
Posted in Dawn on September 23, 2025
