City Administration Fines 67 Profiteers For Overpricing Edibles
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published April 15, 2021 | 12:25 AM
The administration, on the directives of commissioner Karachi Navid Ahmed Shaikh, have started crack down across the city to check the prices and availability of essential items and imposed fine totaling Rs.464500 on 67 profiteers
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Apr, 2021 ) :The administration, on the directives of commissioner Karachi Navid Ahmed Shaikh, have started crack down across the city to check the prices and availability of essential items and imposed fine totaling Rs.464500 on 67 profiteers.
According to a handout issued here on Wednesday, on the first day of the holy month the magistrates of Karachi divisions deputed to control the prices of essential food items have taken actions against profiteers in different districts of the city under the supervision of deputy commissioners.
According to the detail, in district East 14 shopkeepers were fined Rs. 64 thousand. Deputy Commissioner East Mohammad Ali Shah personally supervised the action. In district Keamari 16 shopkeepers including owners of meat, fruit, vegetable, grocery and poultry shops were taken to task in supervision of DC Keamari Mukhtar Abro.
In district South action was taken in supervision of DC South Irshad Ali Sodher and 31 shopkeepers were fined Rs. 236000 which included fine of Rs.20 thousand against poultry and Rs.18000 thousand against grocery shopkeepers.
Earlier, the Commissioner Karachi chaired a meeting the other day to review the arrangements and directed the deputy commissioners to ensure the availability of essential food items to consumers on government fixed prices.
It was decided in the meeting that all assistant commissioners, mukhtiarkars and deputy commissioners themselves would check in person the prices during whole month of holy month of Ramzan and would take stern action against profiteers and hoarders.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
China's Global Security Initiative 'crucial in fight against terrorism': Forum
NHA restores road link between KP, Balochistan
Bibi Aseefa elected unopposed from NA-207, NawabShah
Liverpool target Xabi Alonso says staying as Leverkusen coach
Blackouts hit three Ukrainian regions after Russian air attack
Neelum Jhelum achieves max capacity of 969 MW after TRT inspection
Engineer Naeem retires as CEO PEDO
Action ordered against violators of Wildlife Act
Tourism Advisor unpleased, seeks return assets
Health minister reviews progress of Gangaram Hospital revamping project
Rain-windstorm/thunderstorm at various parts of country:PMD Pakistan Meteorolog ..
China, India hold 'candid, in-depth' talks on boundary issues but Jaishankar say ..
More Stories From Pakistan
-
NHA restores road link between KP, Balochistan
2 minutes ago -
Bibi Aseefa elected unopposed from NA-207, NawabShah
2 minutes ago -
Neelum Jhelum achieves max capacity of 969 MW after TRT inspection
6 minutes ago -
Engineer Naeem retires as CEO PEDO
6 minutes ago -
Action ordered against violators of Wildlife Act
6 minutes ago -
Tourism Advisor unpleased, seeks return assets
7 minutes ago
-
Health minister reviews progress of Gangaram Hospital revamping project
2 minutes ago -
Sindh Governor inaugurates latest machine at JDC Free Lab
2 minutes ago -
NAHE announces results of pre-assessment test
2 minutes ago -
Sub-cabinet committee reviews law, order in Punjab
55 minutes ago -
Notification of confirmed police officers issued
55 minutes ago -
Open courts part of struggle against corruption: ACE DG
55 minutes ago