Retailers held for deduction from Ramazan package

15 profiteers arrested as action continues against violations of official prices

A customer buys rice at a wholesale shop in Karachi. — AFP/FileA total of 15 profiteers were arrested on the sixth day of Ramazan on Friday as the district administration continued with action against profiteering.Action was taken against a total of 193 shopkeepers on Friday, resulting in...

Retailers held for deduction from Ramazan package

Deputy Commissioner Dr Lubna Nazir ordered the arrest of multiple retailers after public complaints revealed unauthorised deductions from the Nigehban Ramazan Package financial aid. Additionally, seven individuals, including a police constable, were taken into custody for illegally deducting amounts from Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) stipends meant for widows. According to official sources, Assistant Commissioners across the district's t…

DC Lodhran cracks down on illegal deductions in nigehban Ramzan package, seven retailers arrested

Deputy Commissioner Dr. Lubna Nazir conducted surprise inspections at retailer shops distributing financial aid under the Nigehban Ramzan Package, following public complaints about unauthorized deductions from relief funds. Accompanied by Assistant Commissioner Lodhran Iram Shehzadi and other officials, Dr. Nazir discovered evidence of illegal deductions during the inspections. In response, she ordered the immediate arrest of seven retailers, wi…