MULTAN:Commissioner Dr Irsahd Ahmad on Wednesday said that more than 43,000 people were visiting the 23 Ramzan bazaars across the division on daily basis for shopping which was evident of better arrangements by the administration.
While presiding over a divisional price control committee meeting here, Dr Irshad ordered to ensure display of price lists at shops in the open market and dealt violators with iron hands.
He gave task to officials for providing benefits of government policies to masses.
The commissioner directed officials to keep rates of commodities in control in open market along with Ramzan bazaars.
DC Multan Amir Karim Khan and other DCs while giving briefing via video link said that 67 Iftaar Dastarkhwans were functional across the district. The 115 price control magistrates had conducted 8410 raids and imposed fine of over Rs two million, got 39 FIRs registered and arrested 94 profiteers during first week of the holy month.
Likewise, 48 exit points and 10 motorway inter-change points were set up to control wheat smuggling and 27 raids were conducted, eight FIRs registered and 12 held over wheat smuggling.