Sindh govt issues code of conduct regarding collection of hides on Eidul Azha

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KARACHI: The Sindh government Home Department has issued code of conduct for various political, religious and social welfare organizations/ parties regarding the collection of sacrificial skins/hides on Eid-ul-Azha, 1440 Hijri.

On occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, it becomes a matter of competition among the organizations and parties which create law and order problems for the provincial government. Keeping in view the situation, the provincial government has decided that for collection of skins/hides the approval from the concerned commissioner/deputy commissioner is required.

Only those parties, organizations, welfare organizations and religious institutions will be allowed which are registered and put their signature upon the code of conduct and abide by the rules and regulations of the code of conduct. No one is allowed to install any type of camp for the collection of skins/hides.

Loudspeaker, slogans and announcement from masjids/offices of different political parties & organizations will not be allowed. Any type of poster/banner will also be prohibited. No one will be allowed to collect the hides/skins from door to door. Every individual is allowed to donate the skin/ hide as per his own will where ever and to whom he thinks fit. Every individual should himself carry hide/ skin to whom he wants to donate.

Every organization collecting skins/hides are required to keep with themselves CNIC, card of organization and authority letter from the commissioner and deputy commissioner when they carry out the hides/ skins from one place to another in the event of non-compliance the law enforcement personnel are authorized to forfeit the hides/ skins.  Every organization and seminary will submit before the time the complete plan of transportation of skins/ hides so that security may be provided to the vehicles carrying skins/ hides. Every type of arms, baton, steel bars are ban for the three days of Eid ul Azha. This ban will also be extended upon licenced arms.

For the compliance of the ban, the law enforcement agencies will hold checking of motorcycles and cars at different places and every organization is required to keep their workers well informed so that they will cooperate will law enforcement agencies.

Unauthorized collection of skins or non-compliance of code of conduct will result in action as per law against the organisation and the skins will be forfeited. Every applicant is required to obtain security clearance from the concerned law enforcement organization.