The Bacha Khan Welfare Trust (BKWT) has announced that the Awami National Party (ANP) will not collect the hides of any sacrificial animals this year, demanding a government ban on the practice as it has taken the form of extortion now. ANP-Sindh spokesperson said in a statement issued from the party’s headquarters that the ANP has expressed dissatisfaction over the notification issued by the Sindh Home Department regarding code of conduct for collection of hides in the province, especially in Karachi.
The memo stated that snatching animal hides on gun-point is a general practice and that the government’s arrangements to control law and order on Eidul Azha are not satisfactory. “That’s why the ANP has decided that the BKWT will not collect any hides this year,” he added.
