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Eight held for overcharging on Roti, Naan

APP
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024

LAHORE: After the recent drop in Roti and Naan prices, Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin raided markets in different areas of the City to ensure availability at the new notified prices and got eight people arrested on the spot for overcharging in Sanda, Islampura, Rajgarh and Anarkali areas and the shops were sealed after registering FIRs.

Talking to journalists, the minister said that he would visit markets daily in the morning and evening as well and the government would not allow anybody to sell expensive Naan and Roti. Bilal Yasin said that the price of a 20kg bag of flour had been reduced by Rs500 and the positive effects of this reduction in flour prices should be passed on to the general public. The administration should ensure that Roti is sold at Rs16 and Naan at Rs20 in all areas.