PCJCCI proposes online market for animals

Says virtual buying, selling of sacrificial animals will prevent spike in Covid cases

LAHORE:

The Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has proposed the setting up of an online market for the sale and purchase of sacrificial animals ahead of Eidul Azha to avoid the gathering of people in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.

According to a PCJCCI spokesperson on Thursday, PCJCCI President Zarak Khan, Senior Vice President Moazzam Ghurki, Secretary General Salahuddin Hanif and other members discussed trade and industry issues under the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

They feared that traditional buying and selling of sacrificial animals could cause a spike in coronavirus infections once again. Zarak Khan said the government and private sector were making efforts to promote the use of digital technology for businesses keeping in view the current situation in the country.

He suggested that the government should promote virtual buying and selling of sacrificial animals to avoid direct physical or social contact between people. The PCJCCI president pointed out that every year Pakistanis spent about Rs150 billion on Eidul Azha on the purchase of around 2.5 million cows, bulls, camels, goats and other animals.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 17^th, 2020.

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