Poultry shops reopen as price stalemate ends

The administration accepts poultry sellers` demands on prices

RAWALPINDI:

Poultry shops in the twin cities and the districts of Rawalpindi division opened today (Friday) after staying shut for two days as part of a division-wide strike on the pricing of chicken meat.

The representatives of collectives associated with the industry, including the poultry sellers’ association, said the administration had accepted their demands on price and they were ending their strike.

Malik Ghazafar, who is the president of the Rawalpindi Poultry Association, said that chicken shops would reopen and the supply restored including to adjoining areas.

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The decision was taken following a meeting with various officials, including the Rawapindi Liaqat Ali Chatha.

Other representatives of collective, including Qazi Zahid and Zahid Abbasi, said the commissioner had agreed to restore the old profit margin on retail. Meanwhile, the price that would be fixed would consider the cost of transportation, loading and unloading, and the possibility of waste.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 1^st, 2023.