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Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a cabinet committee meeting on Friday to review the stock and pricing of essential commodities in Pakistan, addressing concerns over rising inflation. The committee confirmed adequate supplies with no anticipated shortages but emphasized monitoring supply chains and taking strict action against price manipulation. Key figures include Pakistan’s year-on-year short-term inflation at 11.97%, largely driven by food prices such as wheat flour, which millers have recently adjusted despite government efforts to stabilize them.

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On October 16, 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a cabinet committee meeting in Pakistan to review stocks and prices of essential commodities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that adequate stocks were available to meet domestic demand with no anticipated shortages and stabilizing prices. Dar stressed the need for strict action against hoarding, artificial shortages, and overpricing, directing relevant departments to monitor supply chains and commodity prices as per Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives. Participants included National Food Security and Research Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik, Special Assistant to PM Tariq Bajwa, Secretary Commerce Jawad Paul, and senior representatives from federal and provincial ministries. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, short-term inflation in Pakistan had risen to 11.97% year-on-year as of October 8, driven largely by higher food prices, particularly wheat flour.

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Dar directed the relevant departments to monitor supply chains and commodity prices to facilitate domestic consumers, in line with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives.

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🔮 He further stressed that “strict action would be taken against hoarding, artificial shortages and overpricing of essential commodities”, the ministry’s statement said.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired a cabinet committee meeting to review stocks and prices of essential commodities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. “Adequate stocks were available to meet domestic demand, with no shortages anticipated and prices stabilising,” Dar was informed.

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🔮 He further stressed that “strict action would be taken against hoarding, artificial shortages and overpricing of essential commodities”, the ministry’s statement said.

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Dar → chair → demand

Dar directed the relevant departments to monitor supply chains and commodity prices to facilitate domestic consumers, in line with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives. asserted

Dar → direct → directives

He further stressed that “strict action would be taken against hoarding, artificial shortages and overpricing of essential commodities”, the ministry’s statement said. asserted

statement → stress → commodities

The meeting was attended by National Food Security and Research Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik, Special Assistant to PM Tariq Bajwa, Secretary Commerce Jawad Paul and senior representatives from relevant federal, provincial ministries and departments. asserted

meeting → attend → ministries

Pakistan’s short-term inflation rose to 11.97 per cent year-on-year in the week ending Oct 8, driven largely by higher food prices, particularly wheat flour, according to official data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. uncertain

inflation → rise → Statistics

Earlier this month, millers increased wheat flour prices at an average of Rs14 per kg. asserted

millers → increase → kg

In the last week of September, they cut prices for various flour varieties by Rs3 per kg, but this failed to provide any price relief to consumers, as retailers kept the prices unchanged. asserted

retailers → cut → prices

On Oct 7, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah approved the release of government wheat at Rs12,500 per 100kg bag from Oct 15, aimed at stabilising skyrocketing flour prices and ensuring availability of the commodity in the province. asserted

Shah → approve → province

However, flour millers on Thursday refused to lift the official wheat, claiming the grain is of substandard quality and unfit for human consumption. asserted

grain → refuse → consumption

The International Monetary Fund has projected Pakistan’s inflation to remain close to double digits for another year. asserted

inflation → project → year

Headline inflation is projected to rise significantly to 9.9pc from 7.1pc last year. asserted

inflation → project → 7.1pc

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