Pindi district to have 20 Sahulat Bazaars

Commissioner Rawalpindi division bans surprise visits of all officers except for DCs

RAWALPINDI:

In order to control the continuous rise in prices of daily-use items, the Rawalpindi administration has decided to set up 15 to 20 Sahulat Bazaars in four districts of the Rawalpindi region.

Rawalpindi Commissioner Syed Gulzar Hussain Shah chaired a meeting to review prices of daily-use products. The district officials, including Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Ali, attended the meeting.

The commissioner banned surprise visits of all officers except for DCs, assistant commissioners (ACs), and price magistrates in vegetable and fruit wholesale markets. Shah directed the deployment of a district official for 12-hours during the bidding process in the vegetable and fruit market.

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Briefing the participants, Additional Commissioner Maleeha Isar claimed stability in prices of flour and sugar in the Rawalpindi division compared to other divisions. She said the administration is ensuring flour is sold at official rates while the subsidised sugar will also be provided by the government in Attock, Jhelum, and Chakwal in the next couple of days.

Isar said that the prices of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes are also stable in Rawalpindi while the prices of pulses are on the rise, which will be controlled soon.

The deputy commissioner said they sealed 15 departmental stores last week for their involvement in profiteering. He directed official concerned to spare small vendors stocking 40 to 50 bags from fines.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 11^th, 2021.