The National Assembly’s Standing Committee for Ports and Shipping summoned an explanation from the chief of the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) after taking notice of the shipment of diseased Australian sheep.
The PQA chief was asked to present explanation pertaining to the issue at the next session of the standing committee, which is to be held on Wednesday.
The meat exporters say that the facts pertaining to the issue of the Australian sheep must be brought to light as soon as possible.
The exporters also say that due to the presence of the diseased sheep in the country, the Pakistani meat industry is under immense pressure as meat exports have decreased greatly.
A Bahraini company has completely stopped all meat orders from Pakistan, whereas Iran has suspended its meat purchases from Pakistan.
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued a stay order until the next hearing in response to a petition filed against the culling of Australian sheep allegedly sick with anthrax.
Those responsible for allowing these sick sheep to be off-loaded in Pakistan should be punished and sacked for criminal negligence and homicide. The state should be seen looking after welfare of people, not instrumental in allowing anthrax infected sheep, barred by Bahrain and others to be dumped in Pakistan. This is what happens when corrupt dual nationals are allowed to hold public office, men whose children and family live abroad and would never consume infected food items in Pakistan. Corruption and its patronization is the root cause of all our troubles.
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