Balochistan CM orders action against wheat hoarders, profiteers

Pakistan Jan, 9 2023
Balochistan CM orders action against wheat hoarders, profiteers
  • 182
  • 0

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo directing commissioners of province to expedite operations against hoarders and profiteers of wheat in their respective divisions has said daily progress report of operations be furnished to ‘Monitoring Cell’ set up in Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Quetta with Captain (retd) Jamil Baloch, Additional Secretary, Chief Minister’s Secretariat as Desk Incharge, according to statement issued by Chief Minister’s Secretariat here.

He said that district administration of bordering district must ensure preventing smuggling of wheat besides taking indiscriminate action against those involved in hoarding of wheat to create artificial dearth of wheat. In order to monitor crises of wheat and flour and to monitor operations  against profiteers and hoarders, ‘Monitoring Cell’ had been set up in Chief Minister’s Secretariat with Captain (retd) Jamil Baloch Additional Secretary, Chief Minister’s Secretariat as Desk Incharge with task of furnishing reports of actions taken against hoarders and profiteers of wheat to Chief Minister Balochistan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 09 2023

Like Business on Facebook, follow @DailyNCourier on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.

Our Correspondent
Our Correspondent https://www.dailynationalcourier.com/author/our-correspondent
Daily National Courier is a leading morning English newspaper of twelve pages covering all international and national political developments on 24/7 basis.

NC Big Stories

Petrol price increased by Rs1.35/litre for next fortnight

ISLAMABAD: Against market expectations, government has increased price of petrol by Rs 1.35 per litre for next fortnight, ending on November 15. According to notification issued by Finance Division, new price of petrol will be Rs 248.38 per litre, up...

President Zardari fractures foot while deboarding plane at Dubai Airport

Dubai: President Asif Ali Zardari fractured his foot while deboarding an airplane upon arrival at Dubai International Airport, statement from President House said on Thursday. Following fall, he was immediately taken to hospital for treatment. After...

Retired Boeing 737 transported by road from Karachi to Hyderabad

KARACHI: For first time in Pakistan’s history, retired Boeing 737 was transported by road, creating an unusual spectacle as it journeyed from Karachi to Hyderabad. 154-kilometer trip took roughly two and half hours, with 110-foot-long, 40-ton a...

PM Shehbaz, Qatari Amir vow to foster cooperation, bilateral ties

Doha: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani visited exhibition ‘Manzar: Art and Architecture of Pakistan from 1940s to Today’ at National Museum of Qatar, according to Associated...

More like this
Related

Petrol price increased by Rs1.35/litre for next fortnight

ISLAMABAD: Against market expectations, government has increased price of petrol by Rs 1.35 per litre for next fortnight, ending on November 15. According to notification issued by Finance Division, new price of petrol will be Rs 248.38 per litre, up...

President Zardari fractures foot while deboarding plane at Dubai Airport

Dubai: President Asif Ali Zardari fractured his foot while deboarding an airplane upon arrival at Dubai International Airport, statement from President House said on Thursday. Following fall, he was immediately taken to hospital for treatment. After...

PM Shehbaz, Qatari Amir vow to foster cooperation, bilateral ties

Doha: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani visited exhibition ‘Manzar: Art and Architecture of Pakistan from 1940s to Today’ at National Museum of Qatar, according to Associated...

Parliamentarians fire back at US Congress’ push for Imran Khan’s release

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians characterise US lawmakers’ appeal for pressure as an intrusion into National Assembly legislators have reportedly condemned letter from 62 US Congress members that asked President Joe Biden to pressure Pakistan into...
Need Help? Chat with us