PESHAWAR:

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has directed the Food Department to intensify action against profiteering and hoarding of essential commodities, emphasizing that the availability of food items at officially notified prices must be ensured across the province to provide maximum relief to the public.

Chairing an important meeting of the Food Department at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat here on Saturday, the Chief Minister stressed the need for increasing field visits and inspections to improve public facilitation and monitoring of markets.

He also directed the department to formulate a comprehensive plan aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in food grains, particularly wheat, in view of the province’s growing population and rising demand.

The chief min

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