Punjab Inspector General of Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan has said that steps should be taken for the security of cattle markets in all the districts of the province on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
IG Punjab directed the supervisory officers to take concrete steps to curb street crime, robbery and cattle theft in the vicinity of cattle markets. He directed that cattle markets should only be setup at those locations which have been sanctioned by provincial government and district administration. Rao Sardar Ali Khan directed that special measures be taken in other major cities including the provincial capital Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan and Rawalpindi.
IG Punjab directed to set up check posts at important places in the cattle markets while proper arrangements should be made for parking spaces at appropriate distances from the cattle markets.