Admin conducts 20,646 raids against hoarders, profiteers.

RAWALPINDI -- The administration on the directives of Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Saqib Manan conducted 20,646 raids across the division against hoarders and profiteers and imposed fines amounting to over Rs 3 million during last week.

According to a Commissioner's Office spokesperson, the Commissioner had instructed the authorities concerned to take strict action in accordance with the law against hoarders and profiteers on daily basis.

She informed that 22 FIRs were also lodged while 186 profiteers and hoarders were sent behind the bars during the period.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Shoaib Ali had also ordered the authorities concerned including Assistant Commissioners (ACs) of Rawalpindi district to take strict action against profiteers.

The ACs were also visiting Flour Mills and checking the wheat stocks and records.

Revenue field staff and price magistrates were deputed to supervise wheat grinding as per quota and delivery of wheat bags to market as per ratio, she said adding, the ACs were also carrying out price checking activity in different areas and fines were being imposed on profiteers, hoarders and the shopkeepers not displaying the price lists.

She said that Rawalpindi District Food Department had set up 74 wheat flour sale points in different areas of the district to facilitate the citizens and ensure regular supply of the flour on subsidized rates.

Earlier, 60 wheat flour sale points were set up by the administration while on the directives of Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Saqib Manan the number...