Distt administration takes action against 216 hoarders, profiteers.

RAWALPINDI -- Under vigorous campaign against profiteering and hoarding, 1633 raids were conducted by Price Control Magistrates in seven tehsils of Rawalpindi District and action in accordance with the law was taken against 216 persons found indulged in violation of law.

The administration also sent behind the bars 13 violators while fines amounting to over Rs 60,000 were also imposed in this connection.

According to a District Government spokesman, the campaign had been accelerated and raids were conducted on the special directives of Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Capt A(r) Anwal ul Haq.

He said, following the special directives of Punjab government, teams were constituted to conduct raids against holders, profiteers, adulterers and check violation of law particularly during Ramazan.

A large number of raids were also conducted at different markets during April and the administration imposed fines on the shopkeepers who violated the law...