Crackdown launched against profiteers
DCO, CCP visit weekly, other bazaars
By Uzma Zafar

ISLAMABAD—ICT Administration has launched a crackdown against profiteers within the city, to ensure availability of food items at control rates while curbing the profiteering tendency in the process.
In this regard, Deputy Commissioner, Islamabad; Amer Ali Ahmed dispatched 3 price inspection teams, here this Sunday, headed by City Magistrate; Kamran Cheema, Magistrate (Rural) Hussain Bahadur and Magistrate Farasat Khan who conducted price inspection at weekly bazaars at Tarlai, Bara Kahu and Shahzad Town, imposing heavy fines worth Rs.10,000 on the profiteers for overcharging and not displaying the prescribed rate list. The magistrates also checked availability of 20 kg flour bags in the markets. Sufficient quantity of flour bags were found to be available in all the markets, except Bara Kahu where some shortage was reported which was immediately taken care of by calling in additional supply of Atta through trucks. The magistrates warned shopkeepers to ensure the display of rate list and selling food items at the control rate. On the special directions of Chief Commissioner Islamabad; Hamid Ali Khan, the Magistrates collected 30 Atta samples from the flour mills to ensure quality of Atta. City Magistrate; Kamran Cheema directed NIH officials for processing the report of the given samples at the earliest. It is pertinent to mention here that ICT Administration has declared of taking stern action in face of any sample found to be substandard.
Chief Commissioner Islamabad; Hamid Ali Khan, on the other hand visited various markets in Islamabad on Monday as well as reviewed the arrangements regarding availability of 20kg Atta bags in the markets. He paid surprise visits in the markets of Karachi Company, Sitara Market and Aabpara market.