Overview
- The Punjab Food Department suspended wheat supply permits to mills serving Rawalpindi and Islamabad, triggering cancellations of flour, maida and wheat orders since Friday night.
- The Flour Mills Association said deliveries to the twin cities will stop on Monday, with the Rawalpindi Flour Mills Association chaired by Sheikh Tariq Sadiq warning production will stay paralysed unless permits resume.
- A bakers’ strike entered its fourth day on Saturday and is slated to extend across all six districts of Rawalpindi Division from November 10, closing most tandoors and forcing residents to seek alternatives.
- Pakistan Naanbai Association leader Shafiq Qureshi says flour and maida prices have about doubled since the current Punjab government took office, while tandoor owners face demolitions, sealings and fines.
- District official Dr Hassaan Tariq says some ovens reopened, wheat supply improved and gas pressure is being maintained, with authorities set to enforce the official Rs14 roti price despite the ongoing dispute.