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chitral p ohtso 103 attahe
Chitrali lamented Trade Mafia for conspiracy to stop mobile greengrocers.
CHITRAL: Residents of Chitral strongly criticized trade mafia who are
busy in a conspiracy against mobile greengrocers who carrying
vegetable in their vehicle and selling it at a very low and cheap rate
as mobile venders. A government official on condition of anonymity
told this scribe that local shopkeepers and greengrocers were looting
the people with both hands by selling vegetables and edible things on
a very high price (rate) but when non local venders carrying
vegetables in vehicles and selling it as mobile vender on a very
cheap as comparative to local shopkeepers as a result trade mafia
shocked and they submitted applications to DCO and DPO to stop these
mobile venders. When president of Trade union Haji Habib Hussain
Mughal contacted he confirmed and said that we had submitted an
application to allow local traders that they too sell vegetable as
mobile vender in their vehicles but we were not allowed to do so
because of blocking of traffic. District Police Officer Chitral
Muhammad Jaafar Khan replied when he was contacted in this regard that
local shopkeepers took the plea that they paying tax and mobile
venders pay no tax that is why they appose them and trying to stop
them. But it was confirmed from the concern authority that Chitral is
a tax free zone and no shopkeeper pay any tax but they only want to
mislead ( misguide) the local administration and police by this way.
A number of citizen complained that local shopkeepers motivating
traffic police to book and fine mobile greengrocers and using
different tactics to discourage them and to create hurdles in their
way to not carry vegetables for selling it on a very cheap rate. It is
worth to mention here that before opening of Lawari tunnel for
passengers and vehicular traffic local shopkeepers and greengrocers
were selling tomato @ 40 to 50 rupees per KG but mobile venders
selling it @ 20 rupees similarly they were selling every items of
vegetable on double and triple rate as comparative to mobile venders.
But when Lawari tunnel was open for vehicular traffic and non local
people carrying vegetable and fruits in vehicles and selling it a very
cheap and reasonable rate as a result people not purchasing these
things from local shopkeepers and that is why they using different
tactics to discourage and for failure of these vendors. Social and
political circle of the area and president Legal Aid Forum for Human
Rights Abdul Nasir have warned these mafia and requested local
administration for cooperation these venders because the rendering
great service to poor people by selling edible thing with a very low
and cheap rate. They also have appeal DPO Chitral to direct traffic
police to not harass and worry these mobile greengrocers on gesture of
local shopkeepers so as to continue their service and local people get
benefits from them. They have warned if these mafia not stopped
these tactics they will approach to the court of justice against this
conspiracy against mobile venders because according to constitution of
Pakistan every Pakistani is allow to mobile and do work at any part of
the country.
G.H. Farooqi PO box No. 50 GPO Chitral Pakistan phone # 03025989602,
0943-302295, 414418
Email: gulhamad@gmail.com
chitral p ohtso 103 attahe
Chitrali lamented Trade Mafia for conspiracy to stop mobile greengrocers.
CHITRAL: Residents of Chitral strongly criticized trade mafia who are
busy in a conspiracy against mobile greengrocers who carrying
vegetable in their vehicle and selling it at a very low and cheap rate
as mobile venders. A government official on condition of anonymity
told this scribe that local shopkeepers and greengrocers were looting
the people with both hands by selling vegetables and edible things on
a very high price (rate) but when non local venders carrying
vegetables in vehicles and selling it as mobile vender on a very
cheap as comparative to local shopkeepers as a result trade mafia
shocked and they submitted applications to DCO and DPO to stop these
mobile venders. When president of Trade union Haji Habib Hussain
Mughal contacted he confirmed and said that we had submitted an
application to allow local traders that they too sell vegetable as
mobile vender in their vehicles but we were not allowed to do so
because of blocking of traffic. District Police Officer Chitral
Muhammad Jaafar Khan replied when he was contacted in this regard that
local shopkeepers took the plea that they paying tax and mobile
venders pay no tax that is why they appose them and trying to stop
them. But it was confirmed from the concern authority that Chitral is
a tax free zone and no shopkeeper pay any tax but they only want to
mislead ( misguide) the local administration and police by this way.
A number of citizen complained that local shopkeepers motivating
traffic police to book and fine mobile greengrocers and using
different tactics to discourage them and to create hurdles in their
way to not carry vegetables for selling it on a very cheap rate. It is
worth to mention here that before opening of Lawari tunnel for
passengers and vehicular traffic local shopkeepers and greengrocers
were selling tomato @ 40 to 50 rupees per KG but mobile venders
selling it @ 20 rupees similarly they were selling every items of
vegetable on double and triple rate as comparative to mobile venders.
But when Lawari tunnel was open for vehicular traffic and non local
people carrying vegetable and fruits in vehicles and selling it a very
cheap and reasonable rate as a result people not purchasing these
things from local shopkeepers and that is why they using different
tactics to discourage and for failure of these vendors. Social and
political circle of the area and president Legal Aid Forum for Human
Rights Abdul Nasir have warned these mafia and requested local
administration for cooperation these venders because the rendering
great service to poor people by selling edible thing with a very low
and cheap rate. They also have appeal DPO Chitral to direct traffic
police to not harass and worry these mobile greengrocers on gesture of
local shopkeepers so as to continue their service and local people get
benefits from them. They have warned if these mafia not stopped
these tactics they will approach to the court of justice against this
conspiracy against mobile venders because according to constitution of
Pakistan every Pakistani is allow to mobile and do work at any part of
the country.
G.H. Farooqi PO box No. 50 GPO Chitral Pakistan phone # 03025989602,
0943-302295, 414418
Email: gulhamad@gmail.com