ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the release of people arrested for selling bread at exorbitant prices and unsealing of sealed ovens.
According to the details, the court, while hearing the petition against the new bread prices, ordered the deputy commissioner to fix the price of bread after consulting the bread makers. The court ordered the authorities to submit a report on the new prices within three days.
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Hearing the petition, Justice Tariq Jahangiri observed that the court will not only protect the rights of the poor but also ensure fair prices of bread and bread.
The attorney general will assist the court in this matter, the state attorney said. Justice Jahangiri warned that if they did not appear, the court would not wait for them, Justice Jahangiri noted that the price of bread was not a problem for the rich, it was a problem of survival for the poor.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had earlier stayed the notification of reduction in the prices of naan and roti in the federal capital.
In a petition, Nanbi Welfare Association took the stand that the Controller General has reduced the price of bread from Rs 25 to Rs 16 and the price of naan from Rs 30 to Rs 20.
The association is of the opinion that the concerned authorities did not accept them before making the decision. He told the court that this decision was taken without consulting him and the new prices were very low. Earlier, the district administration in Rawalpindi sealed dozens of ovens and confiscated goods for striking against the government’s rates on bread and bread
After Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz reduced the prices of bread and bread across the province, bakers joined hands with the provincial government Taking to X2 (formerly Twitter) the first woman chief minister announced that the Punjab government has reduced the price of roti (). oven baked bread) at Rs.16. The new roti price will be effective immediately.
