ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Wednesday, was told that the market committees had failed to deliver, therefore, it was decided to abolish them in Punjab.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that ensuring availability of essential food items on affordable rates is top priority of the government.
He was chairing a weekly review meeting in Islamabad regarding prices of essential items and their availability across Pakistan.
The meeting was informed that difference between wholesale and retail prices shows failure of market committees.
The meeting decided to immediately dissolve existing market committees in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Prime Minister on this occasion directed to take prompt action against officers in case of any negligence.
PM Imran directs to ensure sufficient availability of essential items
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He directed all provincial chief secretaries to ensure implementation on the price list
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minster Imran Khan on Wednesday directed administration of Utility Stores Corporation to ensure sufficient availability of essential items.
Chairing a weekly review meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday regarding prices of essential items and their availability across Pakistan, he said that ensuring availability of essential items on affordable rates is top priority of the government.
The prime minister advised the Ministry of National Food Security to complete the estimates of kitchen items like wheat and sugar, while keeping future needs of the country at the earliest so that advance arrangements can be ensured.
Pakistan: Sindh growers scrap tomato crops after prices drop
Tomato farmers in Pakistan’s Sindh province have started scrapping their harvest-ready crops as a price crash has made it impossible for them to even break even.
Mehmood Nawaz Shah, senior vice president Sindh Abadgar Board said: “Prices are so down that growers are unable to get the cost of production back. Thus, they were removing tomato crop from fields. Two days back, some growers did destroy their crop.”
“Though it’s not unusual, it was government’s policy failure that led to this situation. While local onion and tomato were being harvested, traders were still importing them from overseas; however, tomato imports came to a halt after its local prices hit a rock bottom.”
The meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet scheduled for Thursday (January 28) will take up the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum for review of the oil marketing companies (OMCs) and dealers margins on petroleum products.
Sources told Propakistani that the ECC meeting would discuss the summary of the Ministry of Interior on the technical supplementary grant for the surrendered amount of Rs. 42 million by the Ministry of National Food Security and Research under the National ‘Program for Enhancing Command Areas in Barani Areas Project (ICT Component).
The ECC is expected to discuss the Petroleum Division summary for allocation of gas from Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL’s) wells to Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) under commercial production and also review of the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and Dealers margins on petroleum products.