As Eid ul Adha approaches and people, particularly youngsters, begin to get enthusiastic about the sacrificial animals they will purchase this year, the Sindh government has released a list of eight areas in Karachi where cattle markets would be established.
The provincial administration claimed in a statement that Section 144 was being enforced on setting up cattle markets in unauthorised sites to minimize traffic congestion, unsanitary conditions, and security difficulties.
It further indicated that the Malir Cantonment Board’s cattle market, which was formerly located on the Super Highway, will be relocated to Taiser Town this year.
The following is a complete list of authorized cattle market places in Karachi:
- Taiser Town, Northern Bypass
- Malir 15, Asoo Goth
- Cattle Mandi Landhi
- Rice Godown, Landhi near Baber Market
- Hamdard University near Manghopir
- Moach Goth, Baldia Town
- Cattle Mandi permitted by station commander in the limits of Clifton Cantonment Board
- Cattle Mandi permitted by the president Karachi Cantonment Board in the limits of Karachi Cantonment Board.
The announcement also authorized SHOs to file proceedings against anyone who violated Section 144 under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
Separately, a representative for the Malir Cantonment Board’s livestock market along the Northern Bypass claimed earlier that security had been reinforced around the region.
Police and Rangers have been deployed, and eight security pickets have been set up along the way to the market, he said. Furthermore, security personnel have been stationed at the major crossroads leading to the market.
Every year, hundreds of licensed and unauthorised cow markets spring up across the country in the weeks leading up to Eid ul Adha, as people race to purchase the nicest and most attractive sacrifice animals.
