SWABI: The district administration on Friday directed all price magistrates and field staff of the Food Department to ensure the availability of essential commodities at a maximum profit margin of 10 percent.
Officials were also instructed to take legal action against those found involved in unjustified price hikes.
The directives were issued during a meeting convened on the orders of the Director of Food, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The meeting focused on the Price Regulation and Monitoring Management of Essential Commodities.
Additional deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, additional assistant commissioners, and the District Food Controller (DFC) of Swabi attended the session.
The DFC briefed the meeting on the newly introduced essential commodities and inspection modules, with special emphasis on monitoring wholesale and retail prices of 13 key items at both district and tehsil levels.
The representational image shows a gavel and a balance. —Unsplash/FilePESHAWAR: An accountability court here on...
Mourners react as they attend the funeral of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa, who according to the Arabic...
People stand next to parked trucks loaded with supplies at the Torkham border crossing following the closure of the...
Police officials fired tear gas and restore baton-charged to repel Government employees during their protest nearby...
A general view of the high voltage lines. — AFP/FileMANSEHRA: A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz local office-bearer on...
Representational image of lawyers holding protests. — Geo.tv/FilePESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court Bar Association ...
