Nanbais to observe shutter down strike in Punjab, KP on May 8

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Nanbai Association on Thursday announced a shutter-down strike in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 8.

During a press conference along with the provincial authorities Pakistan Naanbai Association’s Central President, Shafiq Qureshi, stated that the order to reduce the price of roti and naan was issued on the fourth day of Eied.

He further said that they have filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and if justice is not served, a nationwide protest will be launched.

He stated that they are willing to provide relief to the people, but the government needs to listen to their concerns.

Earlier on April 25, IHC suspended a notification regarding the reduction in prices of roti and naan in Islamabad.

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The Punjab government in April issued a notification slashing the price of Roti, followed by a similar notification by the ICT administration.

The Islamabad administration notification had set the price of Roti and Naan at Rs16 and Rs20, respectively.