Punjab suspends Lahore food controller over flour shortage
An official investigation found nine of 12 flour shops checked in Lahore were fictitious, while the Punjab government has ordered a wider inquiry into the city's flour supply system.
Punjab Secretary of Food Safety and Consumer Protection Dr Kiran Khurshid suspended District Food Controller-II Fazal Abbas Shahid over the Lahore flour shortage.
An official investigation into missing 10kg flour bags at 12 shops found nine of them were fictitious and supply to three was delayed.
Six flour mills received show-cause notices, and the government wheat quota allocated to them has been suspended.
The Director General of Food/Cane Commissioner Punjab has been asked to submit a complete report within one week.