Stamp paper sellers were said to be creating artificial shortage and overcharging the people at Islamabad district courts and other areas of capital.
Residents complained that instead of selling a stamp paper for Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20 these were being sold from Rs 50 to Rs 200.
Every day hundreds of people come to district courts to make documents such as domiciles, sale deeds, undertakings for school and college certificates, birth and death certificates, marriage certificates, Zakat declarations and various affidavits, all of whom have to pay extra money for getting stamp papers.
“Not a single stamp paper amounting to Rs 5 and Rs 20 is available. I need them for the undertaking of my educational certificate,” said Rahat Ali, a university student.
A citizen, Mohammad Yasir said, “I came in the morning to get stamp paper of Rs 20 for affidavit but could not find after two hours here.” He said that a shopkeeper at Sitara Market demanded Rs 200 for a stamp paper of Rs 20.
The residents demanded of the concern authority to take action against the fake shortage of stamp papers and book the vendors involve in such activities.
A shopkeeper at G-7 Markaz said that they were facing the shortage of stamp papers of lower amount as the concern authority does not prefer to print them due to its low cost.
ADCR Farasat Ali Khan said on contact that shortage of stamp papers was being faced due to delay in printing. He said that printing authority in Karachi had assured to issue stamp papers. He said that authority would take action against the sellers of stamp papers who found involve in overcharging and artificial shortage.
