Price Control Magistrates have imposed fine of Rs.222, 000 on 151 shopkeepers in addition to arresting 17 of them and sealing 8 shops in Faisalabad during last 24 hours on charge of profiteering and overcharging.
A spokesman of the city district government said here on Monday that the Price Control Magistrates conducted surprise visits in various markets, eatery shops, hotels and restaurants in Faisalabad and found 151 shopkeepers involved in overcharging and profiteering.
Therefore, a total fine of Rs.222,000 was imposed on them in addition to sealing 8 shops and arresting 17 shopkeepers on sheer violation of price control act, he added. Meanwhile A man died while his elder brother was wounded as the motorcycle they were riding on got hit by a small Milk-Tanker here on Dera-Paroa road in the precincts of Gomal University Police Station.
According to details, two brothers namely Wazir Kuhawar (49) and Abdul Aziz Kuhawar (35) residents of Darya Khan, Bhakkar were going to their home on a motorcycle when it was hit by a small milk tanker near Lunda Sharif on Dera-Paroa road. As a result, Abdul Aziz Kuhawar died on the spot and his brother got injured. The body and injured were shifted to DHQ Hospital Dera.
