The prices of chicken and eggs on Saturday reached a whopping hike.
The price of chicken reached Rs600 per kg.
The price of eggs has reached Rs 400 per dozen.
The citizens had appealed to the interim Punjab chief minister to control the chicken mafia and ensure that the basic commodities of life would be available at reasonable prices to ease their problems.
Last month, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) directed the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) to continue regular coordination with the provincial governments for measures to ensure price stability and to check hoarding and profiteering.
The meeting of the cabinet committee was presided over by Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, according to press statement issued by finance ministry.
The decision followed a briefing by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on the inflation situation and the latest trends of prices of various essential commodities.
