RAWALPINDI: Though All Pakistan Naanbai Association have agreed to the district administration to reduce Roti price to Rs16 and Naan to Rs20, they are still being sold at Rs20 and Rs25 in most areas of the garrison city.

Only few naanbais have implemented the new price of the Roti and Naan in city and cantonment areas while majority of them are charging old prices, though All Pakistan Naanbai Association Secretary General Khursheed Qureshi had announced to implement the new rates issued by the Punjab government last week.

Mohammad Majid, a resident of Misrial Road, said he was still buyin got Naan at Rs25. He said that it was time consuming to check all the tandoors in the area.

Suhail Ahmed, a resident of Dhoke Khabba, said the new price of Roti and Naan had not been enforced. He said that he checked three tandoors, all of them were charging old rates.

All Pakistan Naanbai Association Secretary General Khursheed Qureshi said the association was trying to implement the new price but it would take time.

On the other hand, the district administration on Monday imposed Rs273,000 on 117 Naanbais across the district and arrested 16 of them and sealed two for not selling Roti and Naan at Rs16 and Rs20.

The official of district administration said that deputy commissioner Dr Hassan Waqar Cheema directed them to check tandoors on daily basis and penalise the violators.

He said from April 14 to April 22, total Rs634,000 fine were imposed on 194 naanbais and 35 of them were arrested and 12 tandoors sealed. He said that the crackdown would continue in the district till the implementation of new official price.

Published in Dawn, April 23rd, 2024