All DCs, ACs directed to check prices, enforce official rates

KARACHI  -  A meeting was held in the office of Commissioner Karachi, Syed Hassan Naqvi, to review the price control campaign. All Deputy Commissioners, Additional Commissioner Karachi Abdul Hannan Bhatti, Assistant Commissioner Headquarters Commissioner Karachi Office Rabia Syed, and oth­ers attended the meeting. The Deputy Commis­sioners briefed the meeting on the efforts made by Assistant Commissioners to check prices and en­force official rates in their respective sub divisions.

The meeting took notice of the increase in prices of tomatoes, onions, and other few vegetables. The Commissioner directed Deputy Commissioner East, Shehzad Fazal Abbasi, to make the market committee transparent, hold a meeting with the market commit­tee, and take steps to ensure transparency in the auc­tion system at Sabzi Mandi. The meeting also reviewed efforts to check prices of all essential food items, in­cluding fruits, vegetables, chicken, eggs, and grocery items. The Commissioner instructed the Deputy Com­missioners to strictly enforce official prices, monitor the price control campaign themselves, ensure that As­sistant Commissioners check prices daily, and submit a report of daily action to the Commissioner office.

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