GUJRANWALA: The district administration took action against hoarding by seizing 6,736 bags of sugar from four warehouses in Ghakkar and Eminabad on Monday.

Wazirabad Assistant Commissioner (AC) Muhammad Saleem Aasi led the raids and seized 900 bags from one warehouse and 2,700 bags from another in Ghakkar. In the Eminabad Mor area, Saddar AC Mian Tauseef Hasan confiscated 1,200 and 1,936 bags from two godowns.

City AC Waqas Sikandari also inspected warehouses in Dal Bazaar and other areas and reviewed their stock records.

Deputy Commissioner Fayyaz Ahmed Mohal told reporters that the administration would take strict action against hoarding and profiteering. He said the warehouses in question had been sealed and cases registered against their owners. The confiscated sugar will be sold at the ex-mill rate once all legal requirements have been met, Mr Mohal said.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2023