Adviser to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ajmal Wazir has warned against the hoarding of essential items and said that an ordinance has been introduced under which strict action will be taken against those guilty of the practise.

He visited markets in Peshawar to make sure that standard operating procedures were being followed.

"We are easing restrictions for the benefit of the public. The imposition of restrictions is also for the public's benefit," he said, while talking to the media.