HARIPUR: The officials of livestock department and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority in a joint operation on Saturday confiscated 420 litres of adulterated milk and disposed it of.

Officials said the action was launched on growing consumers’ complaints regarding the sale of adulterated milk in the market.

They said the team members checked the milk samples from containers through a mobile laboratory and found the commodity adulterated with hazardous substances.

The officials later spilled the milk in the River Daur.

Meanwhile, the Tanzeem-i-Asatiza Pakistan, Haripur chapter, elected its office-bearers unopposed during the annual elections held on Saturday.

Amir Atiq Siddiqi was elected president, Masoodur Rehman general secretary, Tahir Mohammad Farooq vice-president, Zahiruddin Babar joint secretary, Mohammad Shabir secretary finance and Mujibur Rehman secretary information.

Abdul Basit and Adeel Ahmed were elected presidents unopposed for Haripur and Ghazi tehsils.

Published in Dawn, November 21st, 2021