Minister vows action against profiteers

He says strict action will be taken against overcharging

SARGODHA: Minister for Labour and Human Resources Ansar Majeed Niazi has said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led (PTI) government has started a crackdown against traders involved in overcharging and storage of edibles and also taking action against people involved in artificial inflation.

He expressed these views while talking to the divisional price control committee meeting on Friday.

The minister said the government was providing support to the business community getting reasonable profit share from their sale while strict action has been started against overcharging. He also directed all the deputy commissioners to formulate price control committees as soon as possible and revised the rates of daily useable items. He said that the rights of the business community should be considered during deciding the prices of edibles and masses should also be provided relief.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 9^th, 2019.