JUI-F's sit-in going to wind up in couple of days.

GUJRANWALA -- Punjab Minister for Housing Mian Mehmoodur Rashid on Wednesday claimed that sit-in of Maulana Fazlur Rehman is going to end up in couple of days as all other opposition parties have said him goodbye.

'The prime minister is very keen to control the price hikes, all the ministers in Punjab have been given targets to take measures against hoardings and profiteering,' Mian Mehmoodur Rashid was talking to the media here at Gujranwala. The provincial minister said that Fazlur Rehman has paid a negative role against Kashmir issue and in this way he has proved himself as an enemy of the country's interest.

'At a time when national and international media is speaking against Indian aggression in occupied Kashmir, Maulana's sit in changed the whole atmosphere which caused a great loss to Kashmiri peoples struggle,' he claimed.

Earlier while presiding over a meeting with district administration, the minister said indiscriminate action should be initiated against hoarders and profiteers, stressing that the price control magistrates must ensure consumers rights, besides imposing fines on those involved in overcharging. Deputy Commissioner Naila Baqar briefed the minister about district administration's measures taken against price hike and told that district Gujranwala stands at the top throughout the Punjab in this regard. The minister for housing directed the price magistrates to increase their performance by controlling the price hikes in the markets and no one...