Operation against unwholesome meat

LAHORE: A grand operation has been launched against selling of unwholesome and unstamped meat for which raids would also be conducted throughout the city to eliminate illegal slaughter houses.

This was stated by Additional Chief Secretary Aamir Suhail while presiding over a meeting of Price Control Cabinet Committee held at Civil Secretariat Committee Room on Tuesday.

The meeting was informed that 9244 raids have been conducted against the sellers of unstamped meat and 335 shopkeepers have been challaned.

FIRs have been registered against 81 shopkeepers while a penalty of Rs. 1 59100 has been imposed on them alongwith disposal of 2935 KG unhygienic meat.

The meeting was told that around 3000 meat shops had so far been registered.