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Food Minister visits Hayatabad, inspects prices of daily use items

PESHAWAR (APP): Provincial Minister for Food Qalandar
Khan Lodhi and Provincial Secretary for Food, Asmatullah Khan Gandapur visited Hayatabad where he inspected availability and prices of
commodities of daily use items, saying unlawful profiteering would
not be spared.
They visited different markets and stores at Phase 1, 2 and 3 in Hayatabad and reviewed prices of daily use items there.
They imposed fines on shopkeepers for not displaying price
lists issued by the district administration, low-weight of bread
and selling of sub-standard materials and issued warning to
several others for strict action.
Secretary Asmatullah Khan Gandapur directed officials of
Food Department to regularly check bazaars during Ramadan in
other districts of province and took strict action against
unlawful profiteering, price hikers and hoarders.
The Minister said a special checking schedule has been
formed to ensure provision of daily use items to people during
Ramadan in the province.