District Admin imposes over Rs 5 mln fine on profiteers in June.

RAWALPINDI -- Under a vigorous campaign launched by Rawalpindi District government against profiteering and hoarding, fines amounting to over Rs five million were imposed on 16,014 shopkeepers during June. According to a Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi, Anwar ul Haq the administration was conducting raids against hoarders and profiteers and strict action in accordance with the law was being taken against the violators. He informed that fines were imposed on the violators in seven tehsils of the Rawalpindi district during June. The Administration had constituted teams to check profiteering, hoarding and rate lists of daily use items while on the recommendations of the teams, several cases were...