PM directs to make administrative steps more effective to curtail hoarders, profiteers.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to make administrative steps more effective to curtail hoarders and profiteers.

He was chairing a meeting on controlling the prices of essential items in Islamabad on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister directed the provincial administration to take effective steps against profiteering and hoarding besides sending daily and weekly analysis report on rise and fall of prices of essential items at urban and rural tehsils of each district to the Prime Minister Office in order to keep a check on the situation of prices.

The Prime Minister further said due to climate impact the availability of commodities should be determined on proper time so that there is no shortage of commodities.

The meeting decided that government will provide farmers place at every Tehsil where they could sell their commodities without any fee or expenditure.

The forum also took the decision to utilize the network of Utility Stores across the country in a better way to provide people the essential items on realistic and reasonable prices.

Imran Khan directed to make border management more effective to stop the smuggling of wheat, flour and fine flour. The meeting decided to take strict action against elements involved in smuggling and the officials abetting them.

The Prime Minister was informed of the reduction in prices of ghee after the decision of government to defer implementation of axel load. The Prime Minister said reduction in prices of ghee should be ensured to provide relief to the public after the deferment...

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