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PM shutters market committees in Punjab
Provincial authorities have also been ordered to reconstitute the agricultural marketing regulatory body
Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing a ceremony in Islamabad after witnessing an agreement signed between Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government and World Bank for ECO Tourism. SCREENGRAB
LAHORE:
Irked by reports of widespread corruption, Prime Minister Imran Khan has dissolved the market committees in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Furthermore, the premier has also ordered provincial authorities to reconstitute Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority (PAMRA). Officials familiar with the development said the provincial regulatory authority will undergo a complete reshuffle.
The move comes after provincial and federal authorities uncovered evidence of corruption in the market committees. It was further revealed that heads of several market committees had presented fake credentials before the government to represent farmers. On t
Increase in prices of chicken, eggs upsets Punjab minister
National
December 17, 2020
LAHORE: The Livestock Department failed to give a reasonable reply to Industries and Trade Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal on increase of prices of chicken and eggs and take steps to stabilise the prices.
The Agriculture Department was also asked the reasons for increase in ginger prices and its failure to control it. The minister expressed indignation over lethargic attitude of both livestock and agriculture departments on increase in the prices of meat, eggs and ginger. The minister was chairing a meeting of taskforce for price control at Civil Secretariat here on Wednesday to review the prices of essential items in the market.