KARACHI: The district administration on Wednesday challaned 29 poultry sellers for not displaying rate list besides imposing more than Rs 26,000 fines, while a shopkeeper was arrested and jailed for challenging official commodity rate.
The action was taken on the directives of Karachi Commissioner Ejaz Ahmed Khan to stop the menace of profiteering, overcharging and hoarding of the commodities. The commissioner said that the government orders about rate list should be implemented and no one would be allowed to challenge the rate list.
He said that district administration’s all officials, including deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners and Mukhtiarkars were taking all steps to implement the government orders so as to provide relief to the people in this regard.