Pakistan, Aug. 16 -- The Competition Commission of Pakistan's (CCP) has ordered against 20 medical centers and laboratories and their five associations for collusive price fixing,

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) has upheld CCP's order against 20 medical centers and laboratories and their five associations for collusive price fixing, territorial allocation of customers, and other anti-competitive practices in mandatory pre-departure medical examinations for Pakistani workers bound for Gulf countries,said a release issued here on Friday.

The Tribunal upheld CCP's findings of competition law violations but reduced the penalties from PKR 20 million per medical center and PKR 10 million per GAMCA to PKR 2 million per center and PKR ...