ICT admin imposes Rs 16,500 fine to profiteers.

ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration continued actions against profiteers and imposed Rs 16,500 fine to multiple shop owners for minting extra money from consumers by selling edibles at exorbitant rates.

The ICT administration had launched a campaign following deputy commissioner, Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon's directions to ensure implementation of official rates in the markets, display of price lists issued by the administration, besides quality of food items, its spokesman told reporter.

The assistant commissioners/ magistrates inspected at least 100 shops including fruits, vegetables and general stores and sent five shopkeepers to police station over violation after registering FIR.

Assistant commissioner rural-zone Zukharf Fida checked 25 shops and fined Rs 2,500 for the violation. Assistant commissioner Sadar Sania Pasha checked 28 shops and arrested 2 shopkeepers and fined Rs 3,000.

Similarly, assistant commissioner secretariat Aneel Saeed checked 19 shops, imposed a fine of...