The crackdown against power theft, hoarding and smuggling continues across the country. During the ongoing country-wide crackdown against power theft, over 27 million rupees have been recovered while 194 electricity thieves have been arrested so far, sources disclosed.
Similarly, in the ongoing campaign against hoarding of foreign currency, the FIA raided illegal money exchange dealers in Rawalpindi and arrested four people for being involved in illegal currency exchange businesses. Similar raids were also conducted in Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Peshawar and other cities, arresting the people involved in the illegal currency business and hoarding.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Customs seized essential commodities worth 2.25 billion rupees over the past fortnight in an intensified anti-smuggling crackdown across the country. The operations were conducted in Quetta, D.I Khan, Multan, Karachi, Sargodha, and Lahore regions. The major seized essential commodities included sugar, urea, POL, currency, tires, black tea, vehicles, iron, steel and other goods.
On the other hand following the directives of the Deputy Commissioner Mansehra, Assistant Food Controller Shaukat Sultan Tuesday has launched a significant operation against sugar hoarders in the region. This move comes as part of a broader effort to curb hoarding and ensure the fair distribution of essential commodities.
According to details, a huge quantity of sugar has been uncovered in various warehouses, where thousands of bags of sugar have been confiscated in a recent operation centered around the Chinar Road area of Mansehra.
The hoarders had concealed thousands of tons of sugar within their warehouses, contributing to potential supply shortages and price inflation in the market.
In response to this alarming situation, Assistant Food Controller Shaukat Sultan has taken measures to address the issue.—INP
