APROPOS your editorial ‘Ramazan price hike (May 17). Year in and year out, the government resolves to control the price hike at the start of Ramazan, but fails miserably in its endeavor to do so. It is about time we held the local administration responsible for its failure to check the spiraling commodity prices.

All provincial governments should set up an oversight mechanism to observe the performance of commissioners and their deputies during this month, and penalise those who are found negligent of their duties.

Only then would we be able to move from paying lip service to actual implementation of the strategies.

Rafay Iqbal Ansari

Islamabad

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2018