LAHORE:
The Punjab apex committee decided on Thursday to ‘completely ban’ collection of Zakat and Fitrana by banned outfits, local state media reported.
It was the sixth meeting of the committee and it continued for more than three and a half hours with Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the chair.
Corps Commander Lahore Lt Gen Naveed Zaman, Home Minister Shuja Khanzada, Director General Punjab Rangers Maj Gen Umer Farooq Barki, General Officer Commanding 10-Div Maj Gen Sardar Tariq Aman and others attended the meeting.
The meeting decided to impose complete ban on the collection of Zakat and Fitrana by the banned organisations and monitor and control their other activities.