Karachi: City administration’s campaign against profiteering continues in the city on the directives of Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi. All Deputy Commissioners have submitted reports on actions against profiteers carried out between 20 July and 26 July to the Commissioner on Tuesday.
The Commissioner’s Office has released details of the drive, showing that Assistant Commissioners visited in their respective areas to check the official prices at 3, 446 shops during the week.
A total of 535 profiteers were fined of Rs. 34 lakh 43 thousand and 980, while 41 shops were sealed, two profiteers were arrested, while785 shopkeepers were issued warnings.