Pakistan: Punjab’s price control efforts falter amid rising inflation, ineffective measures
Published by ANI News Lahore [Pakistan], November 3 (ANI): Despite repeated promises from successive governments, Punjab’s efforts to combat artificial price hikes, self-imposed shortages, and profiteering have proven ineffective as inflation continues to soar. A gap of up to 100 per cent between market and retail prices persists, highlighting the shortcomings of the province’s outdated district-level price control system, which has failed under the oversight of the Punjab Food Department, Agriculture Department, and the Departments of Industries, Commerce, Investment, and Skills Development, The Express Tribune re…