Sher Gondal
Mandi Bahauddin
The district administration special operation against hoarders and profiteers has been launched. The Assistant Commissioner Mandi Bahauddin Abbas Zulqarnain Awan assisted by a police party raided a warehouse situated in the estate of village Sahna and found 500 bags sugar illegally stocked there.
He sealed the godown was seated and carried out legal proceedings against the stockist started.
Talking to people, Ac said no one would be allowed to hoard essential items of food and create an artificial shortage.
He said the raid was conducted as part of the ongoing crackdown against hoarders and profiteers. A few days earlier, the AC conducted a similar raid on a godown at Kandhawala, a suburban village of Mandi city and found huge quantity of sugar, stocked illegally. He sealed the godown and took legal action against the owner of the warehouse.
Meanwhile Assistant Commissioner Malak Abbas Zulqarnain also visited Shelter House established in the premises of new DHQ Hospital, Murala Road. He took a round of the shelter house and inspected living rooms, kitchen and food arrangements for the people. He met with the people in the shelter house (Panahgah) and inquired from them about the standard of food and living condition there. He was accompanied by the Lady in charge of the Panahgah. People expressed their satisfaction over the facilities being provided to them. Talking to the people he said welfare project like Panahgah is a commendable step of PTI government. Panahgah provides relief to those who have no place to sleep at night.
