Dera Ismail Khan: On the directive of Deputy Commissioner DIKhan Sarah Rehman, Assistant Commissioner Paharpur Allah Noor on Thursday paid a surprise visit to the Paharpur bazaar and inspected prices and quality of food commodities at various shops.
Assistant Commissioner checked the quality of the food items and get knowledge about their rates.
During the inspection, he found several shopkeepers involved in overcharging the customers and maintaining poor hygiene standards.
He imposed fine on the violators and said that operations against profiteers would continue indiscriminately and in this regard, no one would be allowed to take law into their own hands.
Assistant Commissioner also advised all the shop owners and cabin owners to display price list as per issued from the district administration.
The Assistant Commissioner said the district administration was committed to extending relief to citizens by providing them edible items at cheaper rates and directed the shopkeepers to install notified price
lists at prominent places at their shops and sell groceries accordingly.
He also appealed to the people to register their complaints so that timely action could be taken against violators.