Under the crackdown by the government, security forces and military leadership, massive quantity of fertilizer, flour, and sugar were recovered from hoarders across country. On the orders of the government, the operation against hoarders across the country has started from September According to the data from October 29 to November 5, the operations led to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The fertiliser sector has said that it is not responsible for the shortage in the country, as it had already sold 11 per cent more fertiliser, compared with the last year. To address the shortage of fertiliser, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin and Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar held a meeting … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh-based fertiliser dealers have purchased an extra 125,000 tonnes of urea, compared with the last year, similarly dealers from peripheral areas of Punjab (adjacent to Sindh) bought 50,000 tonnes of extra urea, compared with the last year for hoarding purposes. Minister for Industries and Production Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar regretted that unfortunately due to … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab chief secretary Kamran Ali Afzal has directed all the deputy commissioners to launch crackdown against fertiliser hoarders. Chairing a video-link meeting of all divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners, he directed them to take action against profiteers and hoarders of fertilisers on the pattern of measures taken during the sugar crisis. Afzal also directed ensuring … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Fertiliser Review Committee has asked the provincial governments to take strict action against hoarders and those engaged in black marketing of fertilisers. Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar, who chaired the meeting, expressed concern over the hoarding of an essential commodity for farmers and asked the provincial governments to take … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has lashed out at Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and its chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for leaving dwellers of Sindh at the mercy of hoarders and profiteers. In a statement in reaction to Bilawal Zardari’s address in Karachi, he said Bilawal Zardari should do something for … Read more
The Punjab government has initiated a crackdown against hoarders in an attempt to curb the sugar shortage in the provincial capital. According to the report, a few days before Ramadan, the government had fixed the selling price of sugar at Rs 85 per kg, after which sugar disappeared from the shelves of shops. However, those … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that hoarders will be brought to book. According to details, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan in which the availability and prices of basic commodities especially wheat and sugar were reviewed. The meeting was given a detailed briefing on various administrative measures taken … Read more
An important meeting jointly chaired by Provincial Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal and Chief Secretary Punjab Jawwad Rafique Malik was held at the Camp Office to review the action against hoarders of flour and sugar. Commissioner Lahore Division Danish Afzal, CCPO Lahore Zulfiqar Hameed and officers concerned attended the meeting while divisional commissioners, RPOs, … Read more
District Food Controller (DFC) of Hala city of Matiari district of Sindh conducted raid against wheat hoarders in which 70,000 sacks of wheat were recovered while more than 20 warehouses full of stored wheat were sealed. According to the details, District Food Controller Nasir Kazmi along with Assistant Commissioner Abdul Karim Sangrasi, revenue administrative officer of … Read more
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that strict action will be taken against hoarders. She said in her tweets; “Hoarders profiting illegally through ordinance, will be strictly punished” “Up to 3 years in prison on storage and fined up to 50% of the value of the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered strict accountability measures against those trying to enforce scarcity of wheat and sugar in country. As per details, Imran Khan tasked his close associates to release names of those found involved in creating recent artificial shortage of commodities. Prime Minister expressed firm resolve to punish all those involved in creating … Read more
