KP Food Minister directs action against profiteers.

PESHAWAR -- Khyber Pakhtunkkhwa Minister for Food Mohammad Atif Khan Tuesday directed the officers of Food Department for conducting visits to bazaars to take action against profiteers and sale of expired food items.

He issued these directives while speaking about weekly performance report of the Food Department and its the crackdown on profiteers throughout the province.

The provincial minister ruled out any compromise on the health of the people. However, he also warned field officers against unjustified harassment of the trading community of edibles.

According to the weekly report, teams of the Food Department has imposed penalties up to over Rs.0.5 million in different nature...