Chief Secretary Sindh Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput on Tuesday said that the Sindh government has amended the law to control the prices and now the violators of the official price list are being fined up to Rs 100,000, besides the on-spot sale of the confiscated commodities. He said this after visiting Bachat Bazaars set up by the district administrations in different areas here. Dr M. Sohail Rajput along with Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon visited the bachat bazaars established at Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Nazimabad, Shah Faisal and Kothari Parade Clifton here.
The CS Sindh inspected the stalls in Bachat bazar and checked the quality of the commodities on the stalls. He also asked the customers in the market about the prices and quality of the essential commodities. Meanwhile, the CS Sindh while talking to the media said that the government has set up bachat bazar in all tehsils of Sindh to provide relief to the people. He said that there was a need to create awareness among the masses about the goods where commodities are available at subsidized prices.
