Lahore: The Punjab Poultry Traders Association Tuesday given a call for a complete shutdown strike from 5:00pm.

After rising inflation in the country, getting day-to-day goods became a problem, the issue of supply of broiler could not be resolved yet. Despite the increase in the official rate list, the vendors did not take the supply as the supply of live broiler was more than the fixed rates.

It is pertinent to note that the shopkeepers did not take the supply due to the low price set in the official rate list yesterday, due to which most of the broiler shops in the city remained closed.

Early this morning once again broiler vendors did not take supply.

The shopkeepers are of the opinion that if the supply rates are in accordance with the official rates, they will take the supply, they cannot sell meat at low rates by taking expensive supplies.

Broiler shops in several areas of the city, including Garhi Shahu, Darughawala, Salamatpura, Carriage Shops Mughalpura, Shalimar Bagh, Shadbagh and Islampura, are closed due to price disputes.

President Punjab Poultry Association Tariq Javed said that the vendors who have taken the supply should not take the supply at all after 5:00pm today. They cannot bear the loss, the government should improve the supply or adjust the rate list according to the supply.

Notably, in the official rate list, the supply of live broiler has been set at Rs463 per kg, while in the market, live broiler is being supplied at Rs495 per kg with an increase of Rs32.

Lahore: The Lahore high court (LHC) has sought response from parties on plea to ban kite flying.

According to the details, justice Ahmed Nadeem Arshad heard the plea of a citizen Munir Ahmed. In the plea including Punjab government and others have made parties in it.

The applicant stated that the people are dying day by day amid kite flying. The government is completely failed to overcome the kite flying.

It is pleaded in the petition to impose complete ban on kite flying and the metallic rope. The orders should be issued for the appropriate legislation regarding kite flying.

Later then the court sought response from Punjab government and others on the plea.    

Lahore: The Lahore high court (LHC) has canceled the victory notification of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate Rana Arshad from PP-133 the constituency of Nankana Sahib.

According to the details, justice Shahid Karim heard the plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Muhammad Atif against the victory of Rana Arshad from PP-133 the constituency of Nankana Sahib. Election commission and others have included as parties in the plea.

It is stated in the plea that the applicant got victory for more than 3,500 votes in accordance with the form-45. Election commission ordered to recount against the law and declared Rana Arshad a successful candidate in recounting.

The applicant’s victory notification was also issued and election commission issued a notification of the victory of Rana Arshad against the law.

It is pleaded in the petition that the court should cancel the notification of the victory of Rana Arshad and ordered to issue the notification of the victory of Muhammad Atif.

Later then the court issued notices to election commission and others and canceled the victory’s notification of Rana Arshad.