Rawalpindi: Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Aamir Khattak on Thursday chaired a key price control meeting, directing magistrates to be actively deployed in the field to monitor prices of essential commodities, a spokesperson said.
In the past 24 hours, authorities conducted inspections at 6,479 locations, detecting 551 violations, imposing fines totalling Rs 949,500, arresting 26 individuals, and sealing 21 establishments.
In Rawalpindi District, 2,395 inspections were carried out, resulting in 84 violations, Rs 727,000 in fines, 14 arrests, and 15 buildings sealed. In Attock District, 1,289 checks detected 301 violations, Rs45,000 in fines, and three arrests.
Similarly, in Jhelum District, 1,459 inspections recorded 88 violations, Rs 94,500 in fines, six arrests, and four buildings sealed. In Chakwal District, 907 locations were checked, resulting in 43 violations, Rs72,000 in fines, and one building sealed.
