As Ramadan 2025 begins, the Islamabad’s district administration had launched a citywide operation in opposition to overpricing and arrested 51 distributors and sealed three retailers and two superstores.
The crackdown focused markets, Ramadan 2025 bazaars, and residential areas to implement official tariffs and shield shoppers in the course of the holy month.
The district administration reported widespread inspections throughout key markets, together with Pakistan City, H-9 Ramadan Bazaar, Sabzi Mandi, and DHA. Officers confirmed that the 51 distributors have been detained for charging above government-mandated charges, whereas three retailers and two superstores have been briefly closed for repeated violations.
In Pakistan City, Assistant Commissioner groups sealed three shops and arrested eight sellers throughout shock checks.
Whereas, on the H-9 Ramadan Bazaar, three individuals have been detained for parking mismanagement and mismanaging automobile preparations, inflicting public inconvenience. Individually, the Industrial Space administration arrested seven distributors in H-9 for overpricing each day necessities.
The Sabzi Mandi vegetable market noticed 17 sellers arrested for inflating costs of each day use edibles like tomatoes, onions, and potatoes.
In Tramri Market, 4 shopkeepers have been taken into custody, whereas 5 others in Sattar Market confronted motion following shopper complaints.
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Authorities additionally focused upscale areas, sealing two DHA superstores and arresting three staffers for overcharging. Throughout value checks in G-12 and G-13 sectors, seven distributors have been detained for violating fee lists.
On the event, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon emphasised that the crackdown will proceed “with out discrimination” all through Ramadan 2025. “Our aim is to make sure residents should not exploited. Strict motion will observe in opposition to anybody disregarding official charges,” he said.
“No leniency will probably be proven to these profiting unfairly throughout Ramadan. We’re mobilizing all assets to make sure compliance,” stated DC Memon.
Residents are urged to test official tariffs earlier than buying items and report violations by way of the district helpline 051-9108084.