Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain says the country has ample stock of urea fertilizer for Kharif season.

Chairing a meeting in Islamabad, Rana Tanveer Hussain said all manufacturing units will operate at full capacity to meet local demand. He said fertilizer companies will implement a uniform pricing mechanism across the country from the next season and emphasized that retail prices should be uniform across the country.

The minister further said that provincial governments and companies will monitor Urea prices and dealers to ensure a smooth supply of the commodity to farmers of the country.

He said it has been decided to introduce toll free numbers to receive complaints regarding urea price hike. The Minister directed Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority to check value-added urea products of fertilizer companies.

The representatives of Fertilizer Companies said all manufacturing units will operate at full capacity to meet local demand of urea.