Nazim warns profiteers, hoarders

Published November 24, 2001

HARIPUR, Nov 23: The Tehsil Nazim, Haripur, Iftekhar Khan, has warned the owners of shops and stores, of legal action against those found guilty of overcharging and hoarding.

He said this during a visit to the markets here on Thursday.

He said that since the local administration was committed to providing domestic items to the public at fixed prices.

But in spite of the district Nazim’s directives the shopkeepers are busy making money by unfair means during the month of Ramazan.

LAB INAUGURATED: The general officer commanding, Peshawar, Maj-Gen Nizakat Ali Khan, here on Thursday inaugurated the computer laboratory at the government girls postgraduate college.

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