Governor Punjab, Sardar, Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa, has said that despite international pressure government has negotiated a successful historic deal of exporting wheat to Iran. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the fifth Pakistan flour milling conference on Friday. Governor stressed the need for consultation with the flour millers while drafting any flour policy.
He said that he would talk to the government for reducing the burden of taxes on the flour mills and waiving off GST from their electricity bill. The governor said that he would recommend the federal government to ban setting up of new flour mills in the country as present number of mills was enough to meet the local requirement for the next ten years.
He also admitted the need of a flour milling school in the country and said that a skilled and educated labour would make a significant difference in the flour milling industry. He also urged the flour millers to come in to value added products. Governor also hailed the holding of the conference and appreciated the efforts of Dr Bilal Aslam Sufi saying that the services rendered by him for flour millers would always be remembered. Former Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Chairman Dr Bilal Aslam Sufi highlighted the objectives of the conference.