ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin chairing a meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee on Monday.—PPI ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Monday directed provincial government departments to keep the prices of basic commodities in check and import four million tonnes of wheat for building buffer stock. The NPMC at a meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, declared that cartelisation would not be tolerated at any cost. Stern action should be taken by the provincial administrations and departments concerned to keep the prices of basic commodities in check. The direction came from the finance minister when the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) presented findings of an inquiry into the poultry sector at the meeting. All those responsible for undue profiteering or hoarding would be taken to task, the minister said.