Minister distributed cheap wheat of Ramzan Package.
CHITRAL: Provincial Minister for Population welfare Saleem Khan Chitrali distributed wheat of Ramzan Package to poor people of Chitral. District Food Controller Chitral Fayaz Khan told this scribe that on behalf of Provincial government NWFP Minister for population welfare Saleem Khan directed food department to distribute 6500 bags of wheat having weight of 200 kilogram each. He said that these bags are selling under Ramzan package some 500 rupees concession in each bag than actual price. He said that every week these cheap wheat would be sold at 33 sale points at Chitral district and some 105 bags would be sale out among the poor people this facility equally available at both constituency of two MPA of Chitral. He said that that last year there was only 100 rupees concession and 12000 bags were distributed among the poor with subsidize rate but this year the concession was increased to 500 rupees in a bag but number of bags were reduced to 6500 bags. There is no discriminations in selling of these wheat under Ramzan package DFC assured.
Price Review committee meeting.
A meeting of price review committee was held here under the chair of District Coordination Officer Chitral (DCO) Mutasim Billah Shah Chairman price Review committee. The DCO strictly warned the butchers to respect of this holy month of Ramzan and not loot the poor people. He fixed rate of beef @ 140 rupees per kilogram and rupees 200 of mutton. He directed all public to inform them in case of violation of this price list by shopkeepers.
Meanwhile social and political circle of Chitral have expressed their great concern over the non-availability of essential edible items at all utility stores of Chitral. A number of consumes complained that there is no sugar, flour, pulses, rice’s, beason, dates, and other essential commodities are not available at utility stores of Chitral. They have appeal high ups of Utility Store Corporation for supplying these essential goods to all utility stroes of Chitral especially in the holy month of Ramzan as people of Chitral are totally deprived from these subsidize things.
PPP president appeal
Ex president of Pakistan Peoples Party Tehsil Drosh Javed Akhtar while talking to local journalists said that Jialay ( devotees ) of Drosh humble appeal to Prime Minster Yousuf Raza Gilani as well as Provincial Cabinet and Federal Minister of water and power for giving relief to people of Pakistan and to not harass them more. He said that Jiyalay (devotee) of PPP are ready for sacrifices and offer to disconnect supply of electricity of Tehsil Drosh area and supply of essential goods like pulses, sugar may be stopped for Drosh and the same may be supplied to other parts of the country. he said that we should to rendered sacrifices for the rest of departed soul of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Zulfizar Ali Bhutto. He said that people of Pakistan are badly suffering from non availability of Sugar, flours, pulses electricity but the concerned Federal Minister not feeling their grievances. He appeal to all of them to not disgrace names of these two Shaheed of PPP and devotee of Drosh are ready to kick a campaign collecting charity and donations for supporting poor people in Ramzan package if government is not in a position to compensate these poor people. He said that we should to avoided from extra waging and to spare these things for poor people other wise this national will never forgive us if we failed to provide them relief.
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