ICT annual performance report: over 3400 shopkeepers fined, 2200 beggars detained

ISLAMABAD,:The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Sunday released its annual performance report, unveiling a sweeping crackdown across the federal capital — from penalising thousands of shopkeepers for overpricing to detaining professional beggars, shutting illegal cafés, and sealing unhygienic food outlets.Talking to APP, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Irfan Nawaz Memon said that from sealing illegal cafés to removing street beggars, the report of the district administration, showing a broad range of actions taken between July 1, 2024, and June 24, 2025.The report outlines administrative efforts in public safety, price regulation, food quality, transport, environment, taxation, and labor welfare, he added.According to the report, over the past year, action was taken against 3,431 shopkeepers for selling items at inflated prices. Of these, 1,933 were penalized by courts, and fines were imposed on 2,491 violators.