Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has expressed satisfaction over ample stock of key essential commodities across the provinces in view of month of Ramazan. He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad today to review the availability and prices of essential commodities across the country.

According to Radio Pakistan, the Deputy Prime Minister directed the federal and provincial authorities to continue close monitoring, particularly in view of the approaching month of Ramazan, to prevent any artificial price hike or exploitation of consumers by unscrupulous elements.