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Crackdown on profiteers

Published March 15, 2026 Updated March 15, 2026 02:21am

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LAHORE: The Punjab government has further intensified crackdown on profiteering mafia across Punjab as price control magistrates conducted over 81,700 inspections at various points across the province a day earlier, Secretary Food Safety Dr Kiran Khurshid said on Saturday.

Taking strict action on more than 4,200 complaints of overcharging, price control magistrates initiated enforcement measures against violators, she added.

According to official details, 26 FIRs were registered, 86 profiteers were arrested, and fines exceeding Rs3.443 million were imposed for overpricing and violation of officially notified rates.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.84
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
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S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,480.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,753.72
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51

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Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	90.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,154.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	78.52
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First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	3,332,188 ▼ -2.79
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