The Federal Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar on Monday accused the Sindh government of lower release of wheat as compared to the other parts of the country which is causing the people of Sindh to buy wheat much more expensively.

According to details, The provincial government of Sindh was initially supposed to release 10,000 megatonnes of wheat per day, however, falling short of its promise, it has released wheat at around 6,000 megatonnes per day.

Azhar took to Twitter to share data on the release of wheat and purchasing price in all the provinces:

"Sindh govt has released wheat at around 6,000 mt/day despite its promise to release 10,000. It also started its releases late in the season compared to other provinces. Ppl in Sindh purchasing expensive flour compared to other parts of the country due to lower releases by Sindh Govt," the minister said and added, "Flour prices down from Rs.1036 per 20 kg bag on 22nd Oct to Rs.979 on 26th Nov, a drop of 6%. This drop would've been much more if Sindh prices had reduced to the level of Punjab where avg price is around Rs.860. Against national avg price of Rs.979, prices in Sindh averaged Rs.1061."