Lahore, Oct. 20 -- Retailers throughout the city appeared to take advantage of food consumers on Sunday, as the recently founded Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA) struggles to implement control, as reported by The Express Tribune (TET).

Many items were being sold at prices significantly above the government-set rates. A citywide price survey uncovered major discrepancies.

Despite this week's official reduction in poultry prices, buyers saw no relief. While the rate for live birds was lowered to Rs 284 to Rs 298 per kg, shopkeepers continued to defy these prices. Chicken meat, priced at Rs 432 per kg officially, was sold in the range of Rs 500 to Rs 550, and boneless cuts reached Rs 750, as highlighted by TET.

The situa...