ISLAMABAD: The capital administration has imposed a ban on collection of hides without prior permission from the authorities concerned.

A notification in this regard issued from the office of the district magistrate said that it had been brought to his notice that some individuals or organisations were expected to indulge in illegal hide collection during Eidul Azha in Islamabad without prior permission/NOC (no Objection Certificate) form the district administration.

There are sufficient grounds for proceedings under section 144 CrPC 1998 and immediate prevention and speedy remedy is justified and the directions hereinafter appearing are necessary. District magistrate prohibited the collection of hides in Islamabad, except those who have valid NOC form the administration.

The order come into force with immediate effect and shall remain effective for a period of two months. The administration officials said that the order was issued to keep banned outfits from collecting hides.

Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon told Dawn that so far permission had been given to seven trusts to collect hides from capital, including Edhi, Al-Shifa, Shoukat Khanam and Al-Khidmat.

He further said 90 tranches have been dug at 45 points in rural areas to bury offal. In this regard three loader rikshaws were hired for each union councils, each has a team of four persons to collect the offal and shift it to tranches, he added. There are 50 union councils in capital.

The teams were hired on daily wages which will work for four days to transport and bury the offal, the DC said, adding that in this regard over 50,000 bags were also distributed among the people to put the offal in instead of leaving it in the open.

A team of 2,000 workers of CDA will collect the offal from urban areas and transport it to the designated areas for disposal, Mr Memon said.

APP adds: The unauthorised collection of hides or giving it to proscribed organisations would be checked by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) to prevent sources of financing of terrorism in letter and spirit, said Inspector General of Police Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan.

Meanwhile, the Rawalpindi District Administration would not allow anyone to collect hides of sacrificial animals without permission and a No-objection Certificate (NoC) issued by the authorities concerned as per the directives of the Punjab government.

According to a district administration spokesman, the administration would not allow anyone to collect hides without permission of the authorities as the Punjab government has imposed a ban on the collection of hides without NoC on Eidul Azha.

Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2022