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April 23, 2020

Punjab announces three-year jail for hoarders

LAHORE: The Punjab government has issued gazette notification of The Punjab Prevention of Hoarding Ordinance, 2020.Under this ordinance, hoarders can be punished up to three years imprisonments and 50 per cent amount of confiscated material will be deposited in national exchequer while the officer concerned could also check the godown of any dealer without a warrant.Similarly, dealers would be bound to deposit their record of production, import and export, staff strength, sales and...