KHAIRPUR:The local administrations have completely failed to control price hike of vegetable, fruit and other essential goods in districts of Khairpur, Sukkur and Ghotki.

The fruit and vegetable are being sold at exorbitant rates above official prices since the first day of Ramazan, while the most of the shops in these districts have still not displayed official price list.

At a time when the people are losing their jobs and businesses are crippled, how can such expensive fruit for Iftar be purchased, said a lady buyer, Fouzia Shaikh.

The assistant commissioners and special magistrates are visiting and imposing fines on few vendors of fruits and vegetables, but they have failed to control the price hike that has made the life of poor people miserable across these districts of Sukkur division.

The people of all three districts have demanded of the government to control the price hike so that people could take a sigh of relief at least in the holy month of Ramazan.