Administrations Fail To Control Price Hike During Ramadan All Over Hazara

ABBOTTABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st May, 2018 ) ::Profiteers have been given a free hand in the holy month of Ramadan all over Hazara division as prices of fruit, vegetables and other food items remained out of reach of poor segment of the society.

District administrations, price review committees and special magistrates those were specially deputed before Ramadan to monitor and implement the standard prices in Hazara division were seemed failed to check the prices of essential commodities.

A phenomenal rise in the price of fruits and vegetables can be seen everywhere despite the claims of price reviewing and monitoring all districts of Hazara division. Price of the daily commodities particularly fruits and vegetables are almost out of the reach of middle and lower middle class.

"The holy month of Ramadan teaches us sacrifices, but traders are taking the advantage of this month and gaining the maximum profit from daily essentials," Sohail Rafique told to APP. During the only raid on profiteers, district administration, Manshera arrested more than a dozen shopkeepers and 8 butchers around Manshera Bus Terminal and imposed fine on them.

The situation in rest of the city remained same where shopkeepers are free to loot the masses. People all across the Hazara division are complaining the price hike of fruit vegetable and daily commodities but the administration is not taking any action.