36 illegal animal sale points shut

The Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) on Tuesday removed 36 illegal urban sale points for sacrificial animals in the city. The MCL staff, headed by Metropolitan Officer Zubair Ahmed Wattoo, inspected different zones of the provincial capital and demolished three sale points in Samnabad zone, two in Data Ganj Bakhsh zone, two in Gulberg zone, three in Nashtar zone, two in Allama Iqbal zone, five in Shalamar zone, four in Wagha zone, four in Ravi zone and five in Aziz Bhatti zone. The central squad of the department also demolished six illegal animal sale points. The authorities imposed fine worth Rs57,000 and impounded 88 sacrificial animals.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 29^th, 2020.