ZAIT (chitral), Aug 9: Utility stores were established to provide
commodities to the public at controlled rates.Federal Minister for
Inter-Provincial Coordination Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani said at the
inauguration of Ramazan Package at a Utility Store on July 20 that the
middle class would benefit from the subsidy given at Utility Stores
across the country. He further said the prices of over 600 essential
commodities had been slashed with reduction of Rs5 to Rs22.
But the situation is different here in Chitral. Sugar has long
disappeared from the market with the coming of Ramazan. One of the
local customers here in Reshun said rice selling at lower price and
Lubya (pulse) were sometimes substandard, adding that ghee 1kg pack
sometimes also came in low quality. He further said substandard ghee
was also being sold without any limitations. A person can buy 5 to 10
packs at a time which is enough to show its quality. One of the
customers even said that candle pieces had been mixed up with ghee,
therefore, higher officials stopped selling these packs in one of the
utility stores and distributing oil packs to the general
public, he added.
Another customer said flour which is the basic commodity is not
available here but customers in other utility stores enjoy the
benefit. The consumers here have appealed to the authorities concerned
not to play with the health of the nation and improve the
situation.–Munir Hussyn Fatimi
commodities to the public at controlled rates.Federal Minister for
Inter-Provincial Coordination Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani said at the
inauguration of Ramazan Package at a Utility Store on July 20 that the
middle class would benefit from the subsidy given at Utility Stores
across the country. He further said the prices of over 600 essential
commodities had been slashed with reduction of Rs5 to Rs22.
But the situation is different here in Chitral. Sugar has long
disappeared from the market with the coming of Ramazan. One of the
local customers here in Reshun said rice selling at lower price and
Lubya (pulse) were sometimes substandard, adding that ghee 1kg pack
sometimes also came in low quality. He further said substandard ghee
was also being sold without any limitations. A person can buy 5 to 10
packs at a time which is enough to show its quality. One of the
customers even said that candle pieces had been mixed up with ghee,
therefore, higher officials stopped selling these packs in one of the
utility stores and distributing oil packs to the general
public, he added.
Another customer said flour which is the basic commodity is not
available here but customers in other utility stores enjoy the
benefit. The consumers here have appealed to the authorities concerned
not to play with the health of the nation and improve the
situation.–Munir Hussyn Fatimi