PESHAWAR    -   The price of a 20kg bag of flour has reached the highest level and the price of flour is increasing with every passing day.

The price of a 20kg bag of flour in the city has reached Rs1850, which is a record high rate and the provincial government has failed to provide flour bags on the rates issued by district administration.

The price of 20kg of flour has increased by Rs150 in ten days, said the president of Flour Dealers Association when contacted.

The price of 20kg of flour has increased from Rs1700 to Rs1850, Haji Rambil told APP here on Saturday.

The price of private wheat has gone up to Rs8100 in Punjab, Haji Rambil informed. A bag used to cost Rs18, now it costs Rs75, Haji Rambil said.

He said supply of flour from Punjab is stopped, and our flour trucks are being stopped at Attock.