Our Correspondent
Multan
Deputy Commissioner Aamer Khattak on Saturday chaired meeting to review performance of price control magistrates and expressed dissatisfaction over their performance. He asked price control magistrates to go into the markets for price checking instead of sitting at their offices.
He said that any excuse about poor performance will not be tolerated again. Mr Khattak directed price control magistrates to send the illegal profiteers to jail instead of imposing fines. He also ordered crackdown against hoarders adding that government has issued orders for strict action against those involved in artificial inflation.
He asked market committee to check the register of commodities stocked at vegetable and grain markets. DC was briefed that Price control magistrates have raided and imposed Rs 528,000 fine to profiteers during last ten days. The six illegal profiteers were also got arrested during this period.
Price Control Magistrates arrested three profiteers and imposed fine over Rs 60,000 on various others for selling commodities on high rates here on Thursday. In line with special directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Aamir Khattak, the price control magistrate Assistant Commissioner Abida Fareed visited Suraj Miani market and checked prices lists of various shops.
During the visit, she found three shopkeepers involved in selling commodities on high rates. The profiteers were arrested at the spot. Price control Magistrate Malik Naoman visited Gulsham Market and checked rates of commodities at various shops and imposed fine over Rs 20,000 on different profiteers. During the ongoing crackdown against profiteers.
