Punjab CM orders crackdown on hoarders, profiteers

LAHORE: The Punjab government has ordered a province-wide crackdown on hoarders and profiteers. According to a handout issued here Sunday, Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed the Cabinet's sub-committee on Price Control in this regard and ordered indiscriminate action against hoarders and profiteers.

He said that steps should be taken to control prices of basic food items, adding that artificial hike in the prices of edibles, including vegetables and fruits would not be tolerated. He said deputy commissioners should keep the check on prices and quality of basic commodities in their respective districts and monitor steps to control prices. The chief minister said that prices and quality of commodities in Sunday bazaars should also be checked regularly.

He said profiteers and hoarders should not be spared. He said that the administration and departments concerned should be in the field and perform duties diligently to provide relief to the people. He said that profiteers would not be allowed to act freely.