Bureau Report
Lahore :Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a video-link meeting with commissioners and deputy commissioners on October 23 to review price fluctuations of essential commodities. Prices of 10 items continued to fall, while most food and pulse prices stayed stable.
The meeting banned 20kg flour bags provincewide, allowing only 10kg bags. The CM ordered strict monitoring of inter-provincial borders to stop wheat and flour smuggling and directed deputy commissioners to meet wheat cultivation targets, including on land under the Numberdar, Ghori Pal and Apna Khet, Apna Rozgar schemes, as well as all government-owned land.
She approved a dehydration project under PAMRA to ensure off-season fruit and vegetable availability, and the “Transforming Market Waste into Wealth” initiative was introduced. Punjab’s first Mandi Mart, in Kahna, was set for early completion, with more planned statewide.
Ahead of Ramazan, she ordered controlled-price supplies of bananas, apples and dates, backed by adequate cold storage stocks. Authorities were also told to regulate loose milk sales, and the Price App will be upgraded.
