TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): The municipality in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, has closed dozens of shops over charging excessive prices during Ramadan.
Tarinkot mayor Qari Hidayatullah Hidayat told Pajhwok the price control and monitoring committee of the municipality had closed more than 30 shops in different parts of the city.
He added that with the arrival of Ramadan, Tirinkot Municipality distributed price lists for food and non-food items.
He said the committee had tasked some people in the city with secretly monitoring the prices of goods and introducing violators to the special committee of the municipality.
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