Toy horns seized in Peshawar

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PESHAWAR: The district administration seized thousands of toy horns from shops during a crackdown in the provincial capital on Saturday.

A statement issued here said that the district administration carried out checking on Ashraf Road, old city, Ring Road, Dalazak Road, Grand Trunk Road and Hayatabad neighbourhoods of the city and confiscated thousands of horns from shops there.

It said the DC Peshawar has already banned the use and sale of such horns in the city under section 144 till Aug 15, 2022.

It said the toy horns were used by public especially children on the occasion of Independence Day, causing nuisance.

Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2022

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