OKARA: The Hujra Shah Moqeem police arrested five butchers for skinning donkeys and seized 150kg meat from their possession on Monday.

Reports said that Veterinary Officer Dr Imran Khan along with a police team raided a place along Rajbah Rajowal and arrested butchers Iftikhar, Fiqui, Faqir Ali, Aslam and Azam while skinning the donkeys.

The police also recovered 150kg donkey meat and registered a case against the butchers.

SENT TO JAIL: The Kulyana state’s Anjuman-i-Mazareen Punjab president, Malik Saleem Jhakhar, who was arrested the other day, was sent to the Central Jail in Sahiwal on Monday.

A local additional sessions judge had given his verdict against Malik Jhakkar in 2013 after his disappearance. At least 71 cases against the accused were still pending in courts. — Correspondent

Published in Dawn, March 17th, 2015

On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play

Opinion

Editorial

Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...
Kurram ceasefire
Updated 26 Nov, 2024

Kurram ceasefire

DESPITE efforts by the KP government to bring about a ceasefire in Kurram tribal district, the bloodletting has...
Hollow victory
26 Nov, 2024

Hollow victory

THE conclusion of COP29 in Baku has left developing nations — struggling with the mounting costs of climate...
Infrastructure schemes
26 Nov, 2024

Infrastructure schemes

THE government’s decision to finance priority PSDP schemes on a three-year rolling basis is a significant step...