Lahore: The district administration has intensified its crackdown on profiteering and overcharging, with 2,130 inspections conducted across Lahore during the last 24 hours, according to the latest administration update.
The supplied official figures show 58 challans were issued, fines worth Rs271,500 were imposed and 11 people were arrested. Assistant commissioners, price control magistrates and Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority teams remained active across Lahore’s tehsils.
The administration also carried out 67 special inspections of fruit and vegetable sellers and 35 inspections related to chicken prices. Deputy Commissioner Lahore Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Ali Ijaz has directed officials to ensure essential goods are sold at officially notified rates and to continue daily market monitoring.
Lahore’s wider price-control campaign is independently confirmed by recent reporting. A September monthly report showed more than 112,000 inspections conducted by price-control officials and PARA teams, while earlier operations also resulted in fines and arrests for overchargingLahore Price Control Crackdown
