QUETTA:Commissioner Quetta Division Muhammad Hamza Shafqat on Friday said that the seized sugar would be sold at the official rate on Saturday with the aim to provide facilities to citizens in the area.
Sharing his views in his tweet, he said that strict action was being taken against sugar hoarders in order to stabilize the price of sugar to facilitate the people in this regard.
He said that the sugar price was decreased from Rs 220 to Rs190 rupees per kg after taking action against sugar smugglers and hoarders.
The Commissioner said that such actions against hoarders would be continued in the respective areas of Quetta so that people would get sugar at suitable price in the area.
He said that poor people were facing difficulties as sugars price was suddenly increased in the market by mafia which would not be left to create inflation through hoarding sugar and smuggling of them.
The Commissioner said that the owners threatened the teams, but the officials continued action against hoarders in the area.
He said that the seized sugar would be sold at the official rate from tomorrow with the aim to provide facilities to citizen in the area.