Provinces asked to ensure effective price control

ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) directed provincial chief secretaries on Tuesday to conduct regular price evaluations at the district level in collaboration with the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) to keep an effective check on the price of essential items items.

The NPMC meeting chaired by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal also emphasised the need to avoid duplicated efforts by coordinating closely with the PBS for data-driven decisions and effective price control.