FAISALABAD: Special price control magistrates imposed fine on 44 shopkeepers on charge of profiteering in various parts of the city, on Monday.

A spokesman of local administration said that the price control magistrates inspected 1031 shops in various markets and bazaars to check prices of various daily use items. They found 44 shopkeepers involved in overcharging and profiteering. Therefore, the magistrates imposed a fine of Rs.63, 000 on them and warned that they would be sent behind bars if they did not mend their way of profiteering.