Food department Hazara region imposes 5 mln fine on profiteers during June 2020.

ABBOTTABAD -- Food Department Hazara division Thursday has imposed a sum of 542 million rupees fine on 162 shopkeepers in five districts of Hazara division.

This was disclosed by the monthly performance report for June 2020.

According to the report during the month of June the Food department has started a massive crackdown against profiteers, quality and quantity of food items in the Hazara division.

In district Abbottabad the Food department has checked shops for selling substandard items and overcharged found 24 guilty, a sum of 141000 fine was imposed on them.

The food department during the checking in district Haripur during the inspection of shops found 35 guilty, a sum of 128000 rupees fine was imposed on them.

In district Mansehra, the...