KARACHI: Two shopkeepers were arrested and sent to jail during the crackdown launched in Karachi to check illegal profiteering, and violation of the notified price list of essential commodities.
This was said by Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqi in a statement on Wednesday.
He said that 63 shopkeepers were challaned during the crackdown while Rs 73,500 were recovered in term of penalties imposed on the profiteers, hoarders, and violators of price list.
He said total 34 milk sellers, 11 grocers of daily commodities, six fruits vendor, seven vegetable vendors and one flour seller were challaned for selling the essential commodities on higher prices in violation of the notified price list.
The action during the crackdown against profiteers was taken in areas including Saddar, Civil Lines, Garden, Site, Baldia, Ferozabad, Jamshed Quarters, Gulzar Hijri, Bin Qasim, Ibrahim Haidery, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Orangi, Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, New Karachi, Model Colony, Landhi and Korangi.
He has directed the officials concerned to control prices and ensure the sale of daily commodities in accordance with the notified price list to provide maximum relief to the people.
The Commissioner Karachi also assigned duties to the administrative officers at the time of auction of fruits and vegetables to check and control the artificial shortage of fruits and vegetables.
The Commissioner Karachi said that the crackdown against profiteers will continue.
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