‘Wholesalers behind price hike’

Published September 17, 2007

LAHORE, Sept 16: The Lahore Karyana and General Merchants Association has demanded accountability of wholesalers for artificial increase in prices instead of crackdown on retailers.

Speaking at a meeting held here on Sunday with Rao Muhammad Akram in the chair, association secretary-general Chaudhry Azmat and other office-bearers alleged that wholesalers always increased the prices by manipulating supplies.

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