District Admin conducts 653 raids against hoarders, profiteers.

RAWALPINDI -- Under a campaign launched by Rawalpindi District government against profiteering and hoarding, 653 raids were conducted in the district during last 24 hours and fines were imposed on 90 violators amounting to Rs 160,000.

According to a District Administration spokesman, the District Administration constituted teams to check profiteering, hoarding and rate lists of daily use items and on the recommendations of the teams, cases were also being registered.

He said, the administration under vigorous campaign against profiteering and hoarding conducted total 17,533 raids during June while the violators were imposed fines amounting to over Rs 5.4 million.

Following the directives of the Punjab government, special teams were constituted to conduct raids against hoarders, profiteers and adulterers and those found indulged in violation...