The Karachi Dairy and Cattle Farmers Association announced on Wednesday that it has decided to increase milk prices by Rs20 per litre in September.
ARY News reported that a group of Karachi’s dairy farmers has announced to increase milk prices from September 5, without the permission of official authorities.
Milk is currently being sold at Rs130 in Karachi even though Commissioner Karachi’s office has set the price per litre is Rs94. On Aug 12, the Sindh High Court had directed Commissioner Karachi to fix the milk price within 30 days.
A bench of the high court while hearing a petition about the hike in milk price also ordered the commissioner to submit a written assurance in the court about the resolution of this conflict within.
The court also warned of contempt of court proceedings if the milk price would not be fixed within a month.
