74 held for illegal hide collection

Punjab Police IG Abdul Kareem warned that giving sacrificial hides to proscribed organisations or extending any other assistance to them was a crime.

He said citizens should donate hides only to organisations approved by the Punjab Charity Commission. A spokesperson said more than 45,000 personnel were deployed for the security of Eid congregations at 30,630 mosques and 907 open places across the province, while 316 Quick Response Force teams also remained on duty.

For security arrangements, 11,130 metal detectors, 327 walkthrough gates and 15,273 CCTV cameras were utilised.