Availability of essential items at fixed rates to be ensured: CS.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Secretary Jawad Rafique Malik has said that on the direction of the Prime Minister, the provincial government is continuing a crackdown on profiteers to ensure the availability of essential commodities at fixed rates. He said, 465 profiteers/hoarders were arrested and 451 FIRs lodged against them during the current month. The price control magistrates also imposed fines of more than Rs 20 million on the violators. This was stated by him while presiding a briefing meeting held here

on Wednesday to review the price control measures in the province. The meeting reviewed, in detail, the prices and availability of...