The district administration of Hafizabad seized 155,000 wheat bags worth over Rs350 million from a godown Saturday morning. The operation was conducted by newly-appointed Deputy Commissioner Noorish Saba. The administration and police raided five rice mills and found thousands of hoarded wheat bags stored inside warehouses.
Illegally stored wheat bags worth Rs400m seized in Pindi Bhattian
Warehouse sealed, case registered SAMAA | TV Posted: May 7, 2021 | Last Updated: 8 hours ago
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The district administration of Pindi Bhattian seized 190,000 sacks of hoarded wheat worth Rs400 million from a godown in the city.
According to the assistant commissioner, the action was taken against the warehouse as a part of the Punjab government s policy against hoarding essential items such as sugar and wheat. The wheat sacks will be sent to the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation, the AC said, adding that the warehouse has been sealed and a case has been registered against the owner.