PM Imran directs Tiger Force to monitor rampant inflation

Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Tiger Force to keep a check on the prices of essential commodities in their localities.

Taking to his Twitter handle, Imran Khan said:

“On coming Saturday I will be meeting with our Tiger Force at the Convention Centre. From now till then I want our Tiger Force to regularly check prices of daal, atta, sugar, ghee in their localities & post on the Tiger Force portal. Will discuss in Saturday mtg.”

On coming Saturday I will be meeting with our Tiger Force at Convention Centre. From now till then I want our Tiger Force to regularly check prices of daal, atta, sugar, ghee in their localities & post on Tiger Force portal. Will discuss in Saturday mtg.https://t.co/dQIrvOM8uB

Advertisement

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 11, 2020

Earlier Prime Minister Imran Khan said the government will use all of the resources at the state’s disposal to bring down food prices beginning tomorrow (Monday).

On Twitter, the Prime Minister said the government was already examining causes of the price hikes. “We are already examining causes of the price hikes: whether there is a genuine supply shortage or simply hoarding by mafias; smuggling, if any; or a price rise due to international prices such as for palm oil, lentils etc,” he tweeted.

He said that from next week, the government will have its strategy in place and action would begin, using all state organizations and resources, to bring down food prices.

Advertisement

Starting Monday in coming week, our govt will use all the resources at the disposal of the state to bring down food prices. We are already examining causes of the price hikes: whether there is a genuine supply shortage or simply hoarding by mafias; smuggling, if any;

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 10, 2020

Or a price rise due to international prices such as for palm oil, lentils etc. From next week we will have our strategy in place & action will begin using all state organisations & resources to bring down food prices.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 10, 2020

Prime Minister Khan took strict notice of the excessive pricing of consumable items at motorway rest areas and directed authorities to introduce regular monitoring and take stringent action against overcharging shopkeepers.

Also Read

PM Imran Khan congratulates Tiger Force for planting 3.5 million trees

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that a new city is going...