Pakistan, July 14 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday officially launched the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA) - a powerful new body aimed at controlling artificial inflation, eliminating market encroachments, and restoring safe, accessible public spaces across the province.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Lahore, the CM declared PERA a "revolution in governance," highlighting its creation within just eight months. She emphasized that this force was developed with public service and accountability at its core. "We lacked a specialized institution to regulate inflation and protect consumers. PERA fills that vacuum," she said.

Maryam Nawaz also exposed corruption embedded in the former system. She re...