District admin cracks down on tampered-with petrol, CNG gauges.

TAXILA -- The district administration has begun to crack down on gauges at petrol and compressed natural gas (CNG) stations that have been tampered with in Attock on Tuesday.

The crackdown was launched on instructions from Deputy Commissioner Ali Annan Qammar, who received complaints of short-measuring and overcharging by petrol station owners across the district.

Mr Qammar has also asked others to check petrol stations in their respective subdivisions. Following directions, Hassanabdal Assistant Commissioner Adnan Anjum Raja carried out detailed inspections of various petrol stations after complaints regarding tampered-with gauges.

He fined four petrol stations Rs80,000 for tampered-with gauges and short-measuring. Mr Raja said that the campaign against petrol stations selling less fuel to customers, violating weight and...