Pakistan’s Flour Mills Association Calls For Strike And Indefinite Shutdown Of Mills, Read Here WHY

Almost 70 per cent of the flour mills in Karachi have stopped working and more flour mills are going to be closed…

Written by Alina Khan May 5, 2023

Flour mills Association calls for strike in Pakistan

Pakistan is shrouded in dark clouds of economic crisis. The Flour Mills Association of Pakistan has announced an indefinite shutdown of all mills, reported Pakistan-based ARY News.

Flour mills association to go on strike as food department cheating on them

Speaking at a press conference, Chairman of the Flour Mills Association Chaudhary Aamir said that the flour mills will be forced to go on strike from 7 pm on Thursday because the food department has cheated them.

He said that when the mills had gone on strike due to the ban on the arrival of wheat from inside Sindh to Karachi, at that time the provincial Food Minister had promised five million bags of wheat. Those were enough for the mills of Karachi for two months. According to the media report, on the assurance, flour mills ended the strike.

The figures

Citing the figures, the chairman said that the mills were supposed to receive nine lakh bags by April 30 and the remaining 11 lakh bags of wheat by May 10. However, the food department cheated them, and to date, they have received only four lakh bags, he added.

Aamir also said that amid this situation, almost 70 per cent of the flour mills in Karachi have stopped working and more flour mills are going to be closed.

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Final ultimatum

Giving an ultimatum to the department, the chairman of the Flour Mills Association, Aamir Chaudhary has announced that if their demands are not accepted, the flour mills will be shut down from 7 pm on Thursday and this shutdown will last for an indefinite period.

Death due to a stampede at a food distribution

Meanwhile, an elderly woman died at a free wheat flour point in the Khangarh region of Muzaffargarh in Pakistan due to a large number of beneficiaries as it was the last day of distribution of free flour bags, according to the media reports. Her death was the fourth casualty in Muzaffargarh as three deaths occurred in the mayhem during flour distribution.

The rescue officials identified the woman as Jannat Mai who appeared to be above the age of 60 years. According to rescue officials, Jannat Mai collapsed at the flour distribution centre. She was given first aid before being taken to the hospital after her health deteriorated. However, Jannat Mai did not survive despite the efforts of the hospital staff.