Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has decided to continue the on-going price checking drive in city and ensure implementation on rate list of food items. The source said that stability in the prices of food items would be ensured as administration has directed the shopkeepers to display the rate list of fruit and vegetables.
He said that Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Amer Ali Ahmed has also ensured that protection of the consumer interests would be priority of the administration and availability of fruit and vegetables would be ensured at the control rates. Assistant Commissioners and Magistrates would continue price checking drive in their areas and they would also hold meetings with the traders to solve their problems, the source added.
Encroachments would also be removed from the markets and traders' co-operation would be sought in this regard. He said that CDA has been also asked to issue the same rate list of food items to the CDA stall holders in the markets which is being issued to the CDA weekly bazaars. Stall holders of markets have been directed to display their licenses issued by the CDA failing which stern action would be taken against the offenders, the source maintained.