LAHORE (APP): In an ongoing crackdown against illegal cattle markets, Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) has shut down seven unauthorized sale points in the provincial capital.
Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) Administrator and Deputy Commissioner Rafia Haider told the media on Tuesday that a comprehensive operation has been initiated against illegal cattle markets in all nine administrative zones of Lahore.
During the move, seven cattle sale points were closed in the Ravi zone near Saggian Pull, and five truck-load of confiscated goods were shifted to MCL yard.
FIRs were also registered against eight individuals for resistance. The DC said that illegal cattle markets severely disrupt traffic flow on the roads, adding that the sale and purchase of animals was prohibited outside the designated cattle markets.
She warned of strict legal action in case the guidelines were violated. The operation against illegal cattle markets will continue in the city, the DC added.
There are 35 authorized cattle markets (mandis) in Lahore including the Punjab largest, Shah Pur Kanjran. Here the authorized key points to buy animals for Eid-Ul-Adha.
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The Shahpur Kanjran cattle market, Punjab’s largest, witnessed a significant influx of animals and buyers on Friday. The market will operate round the clock till the third day of Eid, in addition to its regular weekly market day on Wednesdays.
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New King Lane Housing Society,
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Sports Complex (Adda Rakh Chabeel) in Wagah,
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Shalimar Town (Tehsil Shalimar),
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LDA City near Sidhar Village
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Kahna Kaacha in Nishtar Town (Model Town Tehsil),
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Saggian Road near Sui Gas Office in Ravi Town (City Tehsil),
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Barki Road near Paragon City in Aziz Bhatti Town (Cantt), and
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Raiwind near Haveli Markaz in Allama Iqbal Town (Raiwind Tehsil).