Increase in prices with the advent of Ramazan criticised
Mufti Muhammad Abdullah of the Jamaat-i-Islami said Ahmadis were stooges of the West and enemies of Pakistan. PHOTO: FILE
JI Karachi Ameer, Monem Zafar Khan on Saturday criticised the sudden increase in prices of essential items with the start of Ramazan, maintaining that the issue comes to the fore every year but the authorities fail to take effective measures and appropriate action.
He said, it is the responsibility of the Sindh government to control prices and ensure the sale of essential items at official rates. Monem also lamented that the public faces traffic jams with the beginning of Ramazan.
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