Fixation of meat, confectionary items rates for Ramazan

Karachi—Rates of daily used & confectionary items for Ramzan-ul-Mubarak were fixed in a meeting held in Commissioner Karachi Office on Tuesday.

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Central Matanat Ali Khan and attended by all deputy commissioners, EDO E&IP(former), District Officer Prize Control, District Municipal Officers Prize Control, District Municipal Commissioners and representatives of consumers and traders associations in Karachi.

During the meeting rates of various items including beef and mutton were fixed by the participants jointly. The price of mutton will be Rs500 per kg while the beef price will be Rs260 (with bone) and Rs290(bone less) and Rs300per kg for Bachhia meat. The price of Samosa, Khajla, Pheni, Jalebi and Pakora were also fixed in the meeting.

The trader’s representatives fully cooperated with the government for fixation of rates and said that the fixed rates will be strictly implemented.

Deputy Commissioner Central said these rates were for all five districts of Karachi . Magistrates will be carried out raids on shops if the traders implanted them fully or the government will ensure the implementation of rates fixed for utility items.

The meeting was told that the rates of other daily utility items will be fixed in next two days.

This may be noted that the Commissioner Karachi and Administrator KMC Muhammad Hussain Syed had while chairing a meeting in his office for fixing daily used items in Karachi on 23rd July called the suggestions in this regard from trader’s associations.

He also directed Assistant Commissioners to carry out raids with police against the sale of pressurized meat in the city.

The Commissioner also instructed deputy commissioners to take measures for holding of Ramazan Buchat Bazar in their respective areas so that the consumers could avail the opportunity to buy cheaper daily used items.

Commissioner Karachi specially urged the traders of Joria Bazar to set up an example for the whole country by giving concessions to public in utility items during Ramazan-ul-Mubark.