Bureau Report
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday allowed the establishment of cattle markets across the province ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah here in Karachi. It was decided in the meeting that cattle markets across the province would be allowed to set up with strict standard operating procedures (SOPs).
According to proposed SOPs, cattle markets should be established 2-5 kilometers outside city limits. The government has restricted the elderly and children from visiting. CM Murad Ali Shah presides over a meeting of health, local government departments here at CM House, Karachi.
The management of cattle markets will be bound to implement the standard operating procedures (SOPs). CM Murad has appealed to people to avoid visiting cattle markets unnecessarily.
Earlier, Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Syed Nasir Hussain Shah had said that specific locations will be identified in the province for the collective sacrifice of animals on Eid-ul-Adha.
He said this while chairing a meeting to review arrangements for rain and Eid-ul-Adha.
