ISLAMABAD: Assistant Commissioner (AC) City Waqas Rashid on Sunday raided three petrol pumps and imposed fines amounting to Rs65,000 on them for violating Weight and Measures Act as well as for having inadequate security and fire-fighting arrangements.

The AC was accompanied by teams from labour department and civil defence which booked the owners of petrol pumps located in Jinnah Super Market and G-7 area.

AC Rashid said some petrol pumps were also found violating the Minimum Wages Ordinance and were paying very little salary to their employees.

He directed the petrol pump owners to immediately improve safety and security regulations, along with fire-fighting equipment.