City administration, FIA, K-E to curb overcharging

The chairperson of the price control committee briefed the meeting about the progress of the campaign.

As the month of Ramazan approaches, the city administration takes to an even stricter form of crackdown against overcharging by allying with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the K-Electric.

Every year, prices of essential commodities go up during Ramazan. In order to discourage profiteers this year, the FIA, K-Electric and the city administration have joined hands to curb hoarding. This was decided during a meeting held to review the campaign against overcharging, chaired by commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui at his office.

The chairperson of the price control committee, additional commissioner Haji Ahmad, briefed the meeting about the progress of the campaign. 

Published in The Express Tribune, June 21^st, 2014.