Minister orders crackdown against price hike

Says to take strict action against hoarders, profiteers

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to launch an effective crackdown against elements creating an artificial price hike.

He issued these directives while chairing a meeting regarding monitoring of prices of essential edibles, supply and demand chain as well as the performance of price control magistrates, at Civil Secretariat.

The provincial minister said that hoarders and profiteers had increased the people’s difficulties and such social culprits did not deserve any leniency.

“Action against those elements found involved in creating artificial price hike should be taken speedily and no negligence and inefficiency will be tolerated in this regard.”

Published in The Express Tribune, February 19^th, 2020.