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Punjab promulgates anti-hoarding law
41 price control magistrates had been inspecting various markets daily. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
The Punjab government promulgated Prevention of Hoarding Ordinance 2020 to discourage hoarding of essential commodities by traders aiming to create artificial shortages and raise prices.
Under the ordinance, the district price committees are being activated to control the hoarding and illegal profiteering. The Punjab Price Control Authority will be established soon.
These views were expressed by Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan while addressing a press conference during her visit to Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Headquarter on Tuesday. Chairman Punjab Food Authority Umer Tanveer Butt and Director General Punjab Food Authority Rafaqat Ali were also present on the occasion.
Lahore
December 23, 2020
LAHORE:The Punjab government promulgated Prevention of Hoarding Ordinance 2020 to discourage hoarding of essential commodities by traders aiming to create artificial shortages and raise prices. The Punjab Price Control Authority will be established soon, she added.
Under the ordinance, the district price committees are being activated to control the hoarding and illegal profiteering, said Special Assistant to Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan while addressing a press conference during her visit to Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Headquarter here on Tuesday. Chairman Punjab Food Authority Umer Tanveer Butt and Director General Punjab Food Authority Rafaqat Ali were present. Dr Firdous said a family in Punjab is controlling the prices of poultry products for its personal benefits. She said PML-N appointed its blue-eyed in every department to promote its corrupt agenda.
Punjab to Get a Price Control Authority to End Hoarding & Profiteering
The Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, announced that the Punjab Price Control Authority will be established soon.
While addressing a press conference during her visit to the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Headquarter on Tuesday, Dr. Awan said that the government of Punjab had promulgated the Prevention of Hoarding Ordinance, 2020 to prevent traders from hoarding essential items which had led to both fake shortages and raised prices.
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She added that district price committees would be established under the ordinance to control hoarding and illegal profiteering.
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She said the PFA was taking every possible step to materialize dream of healthy Punjab into reality.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Special Assistant to CM Punjab on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday that district price committees were being activated to control hoarding and profiteering while Punjab Price Control Authority would soon be established.
Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Food Authority (PFA) headquarters, she said the Punjab government had promulgated Prevention of Hoarding Ordinance 2020 to discourage hoarding of essential commodities by traders. She said that on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, the teams of PFA were actively working round the clock against adulteration mafia and strictly monitoring the food supply chains ranging from small vendors to luxury hotels.