KARACHI: The Sindh government has finalised a comprehensive plan to control prices and manage civic affairs during the holy month of Ramzan. Officers across the province have been given magisterial powers to check prices and take action against hoarders and profiteers.
The decisions were taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.
The provincial government has directed electricity and gas companies to ensure there is no loadshedding during Sehri and Iftar. Police have been instructed to maintain law and order and manage traffic, especially during rush hours.
The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, senior officials, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, and representatives of K-Electric and Sui Southern Gas Company. Officials from other divisions joined the meeting through video link.
The chief secretary informed the meeting that, with the chief minister’s approval, 480 officers across Sindh have been given magisterial powers to monitor prices. In Karachi, 50 additional officers have been assigned special Ramzan duties.
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The meeting reviewed official prices of essential items. As per the latest notifications, beef has been fixed at Rs1,000 to Rs1,300 per kg, mutton at Rs2,200 per kg, live broiler chicken at Rs334 per kg, and sugar at Rs140 per kg.
The chief minister directed the Karachi commissioner to begin price checks immediately and ensure that fruits, vegetables and other food items are sold at government-approved rates. He said Ramzan is a month of blessings and stressed the need to support the poor.
He warned hoarders and profiteers against exploiting the public and ordered strict action against anyone found violating the law.
To address public complaints, 195 complaint cells are being set up across Sindh. In Karachi, 49 complaint camps will be established in major markets. Around 65 special counters, and in some districts up to 71 deputy commissioner counters, will operate in marts and supermarkets to monitor prices.
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Concession stalls will also be set up at selected locations, including Kemari, Kifayah Mart and Metro Cash & Carry, to provide essential items at subsidised rates.
Officials from Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana divisions presented their Ramzan plans. Hyderabad will monitor prices in 55 major markets, with 23 complaint cells and 68 inspection teams. In Sukkur and Larkana, atta prices have been maintained, 51 officers have been assigned for price control, and Ramzan dastarkhwans will be arranged.
On traffic and civic management, the chief minister directed traffic police to manage congestion from 3pm to Iftar and during late-night hours after the 15th of Ramzan. He also instructed the Karachi mayor to ensure smooth water supply and directed the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board to maintain cleanliness.
The chief minister stressed that all departments must perform their duties responsibly so that people do not face any hardship and can observe a peaceful Ramzan.
