Summary The sudden disappearance of ghee and cooking oil from markets has raised severe problems for public.
MULTAN (Dunya News) – Ghee and cooking oil vanished from the markets in Multan after the announcement of price reduction by the provincial government, Dunya News reported on Friday.
According to details, the Punjab government imposed a Rs15 per kilo/litre reduction in the rates of ghee and cooking oil to shift the benefit of a marked fall in international prices of palm oil from manufacturers to the public.
The sudden disappearance of ghee and cooking oil from the markets has raised severe problems for the public.
According to the shopkeepers, the supply has been halted due to the new reduced rates whereas crisis can be prevented if the suppliers provide them ghee and cooking oil on new rates as prescribed by the government.
The district administration has stated that legal action will be taken against those shopkeepers who are selling the commodities on older rates whereas District Coordination Officer (DCO) Multan raided on various shops and fined Rs80,000 to those not obeying the orders.
