Published on: August 30, 2025 1:48 AM
Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi on Friday directed the concerned officers to ensure transparency in the price mechanism of essential commodities, vegetables, and fruits in order to provide relief to consumers.
He issued these directives while chairing a meeting of the Advisory Committee at his office. The committee comprises representatives of various associations of essential commodities, deputy commissioners, and senior officials of the Bureau of Supply.
The meeting reviewed the prices of pulses, rice, flour, meat, spices, eggs, chicken, fruits, and vegetables. It was decided that strict enforcement of official prices would be ensured and effective steps would be taken to stabilize rates, ensure food availability at administration-fixed prices, and make the auction system in Sabzi Mandi more transparent by activating the role of the Market Committee.
The committee also resolved that the daily system of fixing vegetable and fruit prices at Sabzi Mandi would be made transparent, while the role of commission agents in vegetable markets would be regulated to ensure the supply of food items at official prices.
Deputy Commissioner East, Abrar Jafer, was assigned the task of improving transparency in the auction system, monitoring the mechanisms of commission agents, and making the Market Committee more effective.
Furthermore, a special campaign will be launched in 13 major markets of the city to check prices and ensure the supply of essential commodities at fixed rates. All deputy commissioners will carry out similar campaigns in their respective districts and take strict legal action against shopkeepers violating official prices.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Karachi Wholesale Grocers Association, Karachi Vegetables Traders Welfare Association, Dairy Farmers Association, Pakistan Poultry Association, consumer associations, officials of the Bureau of Supply, while deputy commissioners participated via video link.
Action against encroachments
The city administration is taking measures to reduce traffic congestion and improve traffic flow through alternative route provided to the traffic on University Road due to the work being carried out on the BRT Red Line project.
Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi had visited University Road on Monday with Deputy Commissioner East Abrar Jafer and Assistant Commissioner Hisham Masood to review the traffic situation on the alternate route provided on university road.
As a follow up, the Deputy Commissioner on Friday submitted a report to the Commissioner informing that work on widening of alternate route has begun from the Meteorological Department on one side.
The report said that encroachments, including stalls and other obstructions, had been removed, and open holes on the route had been covered. Potholes caused by rains had also been filled.
The Commissioner directed the DC to take effective action to remove encroachments from University Road, emphasizing the need to permanently remove encroachments from this busy road.
