CM directs to make price control mechanism more effective.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Wednesday directed the provincial price control committee to ensure effective implementation of the price control mechanism in the province to provide necessary relief to the common man.

In a statement, the CM directed the administration to ensure quality control as well as strict monitoring of prices of essential items in markets. Those creating artificial price-hike did not deserve any leniency and no one would be allowed to make a dacoity on the pockets of the people, the CM declared and directed the administration to continue indiscriminate action against hoarders and illegal profiteers. Action should be initiated against those selling items at exorbitant rates, he added and reiterated to ensure the availability of daily used items according to fixed rates. The government will go to any extent to maintain effective price control and every step will be taken in this regard, he added.

Baseless narrative of opposition fully rejected: Buzdar

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Wednesday that levelling baseless allegations was favourite modus operandi of opposition, adding that the narrative of such elements had been fully rejected by the people.

Says those creating artificial price hike doesn't deserve any leniency and no one will be allowed to make a dacoity on pockets of people

In a press statement, the CM advised the elements, engaged in impeding the development journey, to realise facts. Regrettably, the opposition parties used the power and authority for increasing personal bank balances in their respective tenures than to serve the masses, he added. The PDM has no strategy for the country and the people were also fully aware of their character, he said and added that PDM had ended in a fiasco and anarchists had also been fully exposed. He said that the PDM was only interested in...