SHANGLA: The residents of Kuz Kana union council here have demanded of the district administration to eliminate stray dogs as dog bite cases are on the rise in the area.

They told mediapersons here on Tuesday that stray dogs could be seen roaming the streets of Kuz Kana and the people were living in a constant fear.

Javid Iqbal, a resident, said that cases of stray dogs attacking elders and children at night had been reported. He said that they wanted the tehsil municipal administration to kill the street dogs and save the people from them. He claimed that hospitals in the district lacked anti-rabies vaccine for dog bite treatment.

One Mian Sohrab said that street dogs also scared children going to madressahs. He said they had informed the administration, but despite assurance the TMA team was yet to visit the area to kill them.

They demanded of the TMA to immediately send its team to kill the stray dogs.

ARRESTED: The administration here has booked over 30 people, including shopkeepers, in various tehsils for violating the lockdown being imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The assistant commissioners of Bisham, Alpuri, Puran and Chakesar tehsils conducted raids in markets of their respective areas and arrested several people for violation of the standard operating procedures.

In Bisham, assistant commissioner Khuram Rehman inspected various markets and arrested 21people for violating SOPs and lockdown and registered cases against them.

In Puran tehsil, assistant commissioner Qaisar Khan visited markets in Martung, Aloch and Makhozi and sealed shops besides arresting shopkeepers for violating the lockdown.

Puran AC asked the shopkeepers to avoid opening their shops otherwise legal action would be taken against them. Similarly, Chakesar AC also visited different markets and sealed shops besides imposing fines on violators of SOPs.

Published in Dawn, May 12th, 2021