After sugar and wheat, the government has now decided to check the prices of ghee and cooking oil in the country.
Senior officials in the Ministry of Industries & Production told ProPakistani that the Federal Minister for Industries & Production, Muhammad Hammad Azhar, has called an urgent meeting of the ghee and cooking oil industry to explain the reasons behind the increase in prices of vegetable ghee and cooking oil. The prices of edible oil and palm oil would also come under discussion.
Officials said that the meeting would take place on Tuesday (December 8), following the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan to check the prices of ghee and cooking oil. Ministry of Industries & Production will question the industry to explain trends in the prices of different brands of ghee and cooking oil products during the last two years.
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The seriousness of the meeting is evident from the fact that Hammad Azhar will chair the meeting at the Ministry and called all relevant stakeholders to brief the issue of the prices of ghee and cooking oil.
The meeting will also discuss the prices of ghee and edible oil in Pakistan vis-a-vis the prices of commodities in the international market.
Sources familiar with the matter told ProPakistani that the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is said to have been authorized by the government to take action against ghee and edible oil manufacturers for fleecing the consumers through collusive behavior or price fixation under the platform their association.
Recently, the CCP issued notices to the members of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), but no evidence of cartelization was found.
Update
The meeting between Muhammad Hammad Azhar Federal Minister for Industries & Production and ghee and cooking oil industry has been rescheduled for Wednesday (Dec 9) due to heavy engagements of the Minister today.
Sources in the Ministry of Industries & Production told ProPakistani that the meeting will now take place on December 9 at the Ministry of Industries & Production.
Means ab govt ny notice ly lia hai to ghee/oil ka mehnga hony ki baat I hai
This is biggest mafia, terminal located at Port Qasim /LCT , all play with density and temperature variation . Any vessel loaded in Indonesian port bound to have shortage around 0.79%-1% , actually all terminal dont use the density provide by the vessel at load port , they have there own mechanism to re check the density after disch , it will always be less then loaded density reason????? .Although they never has / had any short disch , so again at both ends, then they go on ligation fr recvng less cargo, they get the money from owner/insurance. This is only tip on the ice berg
Allah khair karay. now govt. ask from them. because again PM will say MUJHE TO KUCH PATA HE NAHI THA.