ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Food, Science and Information Technology Atif Khan has directed the concerned authorities to closely monitor the relief given to the people by the provincial government in prices of food items.

In a statement in Peshawar on Friday, he directed the concerned authorities to also ensure availability of food items at discounted rates in Sasta bazaars and monitor the prices of edible items.

Meanwhile, the Food Department officials are distributing 63,000 bags of flour in Peshawar on daily basis at government discounted rates through mobile trucks, sale points, Sasta bazaars and registered flour dealers.