The district administration in Peshawar has sealed four LPG plants and 40 shops in an ongoing crackdown on sellers who charge exorbitant rates for liquefied petroleum gas, officials said. The operations were carried out on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar Afaq Wazir. For households and businesses buying cooking gas, the message is that LPG prices in Peshawar are being checked against fixed rates, and that plant owners and shopkeepers who break them face arrest and legal action.
Four plants sealed, owners arrested
Four LPG plants were sealed for selling gas above fixed rates and for other violations. They are Express LPG Plant on Ring Road, AK LPG Plant in Meera Kachori, Ali Brothers LPG Plant on G T Road in Jhagra, and Wolf LPG Plant in Chamkani. The owners of these plants were arrested, and further action against them has been started in line with the law.
Shops sealed across the district
The operations also covered overcharging and other violations in several tehsils. Eight shops in Tehsil Mattani, nine in Tehsil Shah Alam, 11 in Tehsil Saddar and 12 in Tehsil City were sealed. In total, 40 shops were sealed, several shop owners were arrested, and legal action has been started against them.
What the administration says next
The deputy commissioner has made clear that supplying LPG and other essential goods at fixed rates is the administration's first priority. Operations against overcharging, illegal profiteering and violation of official rates will continue, the administration said, and no one will be allowed to exploit the public. On LPG prices in Peshawar, the position is that fixed rates are to be enforced and that legal action will follow violations.
LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas, is a fuel widely used for cooking in Pakistani homes and is commonly sold in cylinders.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Peshawar mein district administration ne zyada qeemat par LPG bechne walon ke khilaf kaarwai ki hai. Chaar LPG plants seal kiye gaye hain, 40 dukanein band ki gayi hain, aur kuch maalikan ko giraftar kiya gaya hai. Administration ka kehna hai ke LPG aur zaroori cheezein fixed rates par milni chahiye. Is ka matlab hai ke cylinder ki qeemat sarkari muqarar rate se zyada nahi honi chahiye.
