Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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Minister asks people to eat moong pulse if maash is costly

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security Sikandar Hayat Bosan Tuesday gave people a free-of-cost advise pertaining to nutrition.

"If the maash pulse is costly, then people should instead consume moong pulse for it is cheap," Bosan said.

A few months ago, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had given a similar advice to the nation. Dar asked the masses to eat chicken if the lentils were expensive.

The minister said if 'Daal maash' was expensive, then people should eat chicken which was Rs200 per kg.

He was speaking at the floor of the National Assembly.