27 shopkeepers booked over profiteering in 3 weeks.

SIALKOT -- During the last three weeks, special price control magistrates conducted 10,322 inspections and registered cases against 27 shopkeepers under the Price Control Act over profiteering, hoarding and adulteration.

More than two dozen vendors were sent behind bars and Rs 2.242 million fine was imposed on profiteers, hoarders and adulterators, said Assistant Commissioner Human Resources Sialkot Raheel Baig while addressing a meeting of the District Price Control (DPC) Committee.

Member Price Control Committee Badar-uz-Zaman Chouhan, General Secretary Anjuman-e-Tajiran Sheikh Javed Haider, Deputy Director Agriculture Dr. Sajjad, Price Control Magistrate Dr. Ahmed...

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