The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has sealed inspected and sealed grocers store, food outlets and milk shops over substandard quality items being sold to the public. Raids were being carried out by the ICT team along with the assistant commissioner and food inspectors on the directives of Islamabad Deputy Commissioner, Omer Randhawa. Islamabad Deputy Commissioner, Dr Waqar Ali Khan, told Daily Times that the teams had checked a total of 1830 litres of milk being sold at different milk shops, out of which 930 litres was discarded due to substandard quality. He said the team had inspected nine milk shops in different sectors of the city “Two milk shops are totally sealed due to lack of quality milk,” he claimed while adding some of the inspected shops were also imposed with fines and warning letters. Dr Khan remarked the inspected milk outlets included Shireen Corner Milk Shop, Sitara Market, G- 7; Gujar Milk Shop, Al-Habib Market, G-7/3-3; Al-Noor Milk Shop, Al-Habib Market, G-7/3-3: Chaudhary Fresh Milk Shop, Al-Habib Market G-7/3-3; Dairy Point, Al-Habib Market, G-7/3-3; Bismillah Milk Shop, Qadria Market, G-7/3; Mustafa Milk Shop, Qadria Market, G-7/3; Ideal Milk Shop, Farooqia Market, F-6/1 and Just Milk Shop, Farooqia Market, F-6/1. Two of these sealed shops, Gujar Milk Shop and Mustafa Milk Shop, were also fined Rs 85,000 each. Grocery shops owners were also found selling expired soft drinks while the team had confiscated round 70 soft drinks from different shops. Besides this, the inspection team also checked other shops including Al-Noor Milk Shop G-13/4; New Al-Noor Milk Shop, G-13/4; Pakiza Milk Shop, G-13/4: Shah Jee Chicken Shop, G-13/4; Punjab Sabzi Fruit Shop, F-10 Markaz; Grocers Store, F-10 Markaz; Asif Vegetable Shop, F-10 Markaz; Jamil Sweets, F-10 Markaz; Rahat Bakers, F-10 Markaz; Crunchees Bar B Q, F-10 Markaz; Khabe Ki Saji, F-10 Markaz; Hot & Chilli, F-10 Markaz; Quetta Cafe, F-10 Markaz and Cash and Carry, F-10 Markaz. The DC maintained that three of the above shops, Shah jee Chicken Shop, G-13/4; Grocers Store, F-10 Markaz and Cash & Carry, F-10 Markaz, were sealed and fined Rs 85,000 each.