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Naanbais announces strike as flour prices surge

Surge flour prices, tandoor owners, call for strike

RAWALPINDI: Following an increase in the prices of flour, the naanbais across Pakistan announced to observe a shutter-down strike on May 5, ARY News reported on Saturday.

In a statement, Naanbais Association president Shafiq Qureshi said that the rates of flour and fine flour increased rapidly in a month. The association president announced to observe a shutter down strike on May 05, if the government failed to decrease the price of flour.

READ: 150 AND ABOVE: FLOUR PRICES SKYROCKET IN SEVERAL CITIES

He pointed out that the flour sack which used to cost Rs 3,000, is now available at Rs 13,000.

The tandoor owners announced holding a protest at D-Chowk, “not for any political agenda but to demand their basic rights”.



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