Sugar not available at Rs85 per kg in open market
Lahore
April 19, 2021
LAHORE:The government has failed to control price-hike and overcharging. Shopkeepers are violating price lists. Sugar is not available in open market at official rates while the consumers are purchasing sugar in Ramazan bazaars staying in long queues.
The prices are only controlled in Ramazan bazaars where subsidised sugar is sold at lower than the market rates. Sugar is not available in markets at official rates of Rs85 per kilogram.
Shopkeepers are selling sugar to their regular customers at Rs100 per kilogram. Other customers are unable to buy sugar even at Rs100 per kilogram. In some areas shopkeepers have displayed placards stating sugar is not available.
Sugar not available at Rs85kg in open market
National
April 19, 2021
LAHORE: The government has failed to control price-hike and overcharging. Shopkeepers are violating price lists. Sugar is not available in open market at official rates while the consumers are purchasing sugar in Ramazan bazaars staying in long queues.
The prices are only controlled in Ramazan bazaars where subsidised sugar is sold at lower than the market rates. Sugar is not available in markets at official rates of Rs85 per kilogram. Shopkeepers are selling sugar to their regular customers at Rs100 per kilogram.
Other customers are unable to buy sugar even at Rs100 per kilogram. In some areas shopkeepers have displayed placards stating sugar is not available.
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Lahore
February 15, 2021
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