Punjab govt to open co-op stores

Published April 24, 2005

LAHORE, April 23: The Punjab government will open co-op stores at tehsil level to ensure availability of essential commodities at fair prices. Punjab Cooperatives Minister Col Malik Muhammad Anwar (retired) disclosed this while taking the chair of a meeting held here on Saturday to review the working of co-op stores.

He said the opening of stores would also help combat black-marketing and profiteering. He said that the stores staff had been directed to be courteous to customers.

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