FAISALABAD:The price control magistrates imposed Rs 119,000 fine on 73 shopkeepers on the charge of profiteering in the district during the past 12 hours.
A spokesman for the administration said on Sunday that price control magistrates inspected 1,015 shops in different markets and bazaars of Faisalabad and found dozens of shopkeepers involved in profiteering and overcharging.
Therefore, the magistrates imposed fine on them and warned that they would be sent behind bars if they did not shun profiteering, he added.