This contradiction — between the spirit of Ramazan and market behavior — demands urgent attention. In a predictable market, supply chains would anticipate this seasonal surge. The reasons are familiar: fragmented agricultural markets, poor storage infrastructure, intermediaries’ cartels and limited real-time price monitoring. Successive governments — federal and provincial — respond with traditional tools: price magistrates, official price lists and Ramazan bazaars offering subsidized goods. It would mean treating consumers not as seasonal beneficiaries of charity but as citizens entitled to functioning markets.

Source: The Patriot February 26, 2026 21:36 UTC