4 Sasta Bazaars, 35 Fair Price Shops

The four sasta bazaars and 35 fair price shops, set up by Islamabad Capital Territory Administration in capital’s rural and urban areas, have started operations to ensure sale of necessary food items at reduced rates during Ramazan.

“Both the facilities will remain operational throughout the holy month to provide all food items, fruits, vegetables, flour and sugar at the rates lower than the weekly bazaars established by the Capital Development Authority,” Islamabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amer Ahmed Ali told APP.

He said Sasta bazaars had been set up in sector G-7 opposite to Blue Area, Rawat, Bhara Kahu and Tarlai. He said these bazaars would work under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner (Sadar) Captain (r) Fareed to ensure sale of all food items at subsidized rates or as defined by the administration.

“All Sasta bazaars will have outlets of Utility Stores Corporation. Every bazaar will provide a 20 kg flour bag at Rs 425. The administration will also endeavor to set up more points for sale of flour,” said the DC.

According to the deputy commissioner, 35 fair price shops have also started functioning a couple of days ago where the commodities are available at reduced rates including flour bag at Rs. 425, Dal Channa at Rs 58 per kg, Ghee at Rs 115 per kg and Basin at Rs 64 per kg.

The shops as fair price shops include: Javed Co-operative Store G-6/1, Liaquat Fair Price Shop Co-operative Market G-6/1-3, Chaudhry Traders Chanab Market G-7/1 , Mudasar Abbasi General Store Awami Market G-7/2 , Al-Rehman General Store Al - Mansoor Market G-8/1, Goodluck Store Allah Wali Market F-8/1, I-B Traders I and T Center G-10/1, Gull Traders G-11/2, Chaudhry Traders Darbar Market G-11/2, Shahid General Store Sheikh Market 1-10/1, Frontier General Store Rajpoot Market 1-10/1, Kashif General Store Multani Market G-9/2 , Khatak General Store Haidery Market G-9/2, Islamia General Store Co-operative Market G-6/2, Rasheed General Store Noor Pur Shahan, Gulfraz General Store Kalyah, Bismillah General Store Pind Baigwal , Super General Store Margalla Town , Zurrab General Store , Barma Chowk, Khuram General Store Main Bazaar New Shakrial, Koshar Traders New Shakrial, Al -Madia General Store Bazaar Sarai Kharbuza, Karyana Store Sungjani, Tawakal Store Farash Town , Mashallah General Store Sohan , Khattak General Store Taramari Chowk , Akbar General Store Barri Imam , University Colony and Saeed Kohsar General Store Ahthal Chowk Bhara Kahu