Govt mulls price deregulation of red meat, milk

KARACHI: The federal government plans to deregulate milk, beef and mutton prices by stopping monitoring them, leaving consumers at the mercy of the market players’ demand and supply mechanism.

A meeting was held a few days back in Islamabad to discuss the proposal. Officials from federal and provincial governments and stakeholders agreed that “deregulating red meat and milk prices is necessary to support the development of the livestock sector.”

A meeting participant told Dawn that...