PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa food department will release 3,000 tonnes of wheat to the flour mills in the province during this month, it was learnt on Friday.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by special assistant to chief minister for food Sheraz Akram Bacha the other day.

The meeting was informed that wheat would be provided to province’s flour mills at the landed cost till the completion of the procurement process in Punjab.

It was informed that Punjab had earlier in another meeting convened at the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued permit of 3,000 tonnes of flour.

Mr Bacha told the meeting that release of 3,000 tonnes of wheat to the mills and arrival of 3,000 tonnes of flour from Punjab would help reduce the prices of the commodities in the market. Secretary food Abid Wazir and director food Yasir Hassan also attended the meeting.