KARACHI, Dec 7: The Sindh government on Sunday issued the code of conduct for collection of hides and skins of sacrificial animals by volunteers and workers of various religious, social, political and other organisations.

The code of conduct is aimed at preventing tension or confrontation between such workers.

The document noted that workers and volunteers of such groups try their best to collect a maximum number of hides and skins and this created serious competition among them. Some time the competition led to confrontation and ultimate breach of peace, it observed.

Therefore, it said, the Sindh government issued the code of conduct prepared in consultation with and consent of all religious, political and social organisations.

According to the code, prior permission from the home department or the district coordination officer concerned will have to be obtained for collection of hides and skins and only such parties, organisations and institutions will be given the permission which are registered and have signed the code.

No permission will be issued for the setting up of camps or making announcements, either through loudspeakers of religious places/offices or on those mounted on vehicles.

The objective of the restriction is to ensure that the faithful may give away the hides and skins of their sacrificial animals to the organisations of their choice on their free will and without any influence, pressure or duress.

The code also prohibits door-to-door collection of hides and skins, saying that the faithful could hand over their donation to the organisations of their choice on their own.

The workers and volunteers of the organisations engaged in hide and skin collection must possess their NIC, identification card of their organisation and a copy of the permission granted by the home department while they are collecting or transporting the donation.

The law-enforcement agencies personnel may confiscate the donation if any such worker or volunteer failed to produce the documents.

According to the code, the vehicles engaged for transporting the hide and skin stocks will be provided security by the law-enforcement agencies.

A strict ban on carrying and display of clubs and arms, including licensed ones, will be ensured during the Eid days and the law-enforcement agencies will carry out checking of vehicles for the purpose.

The code says all parties and organisations must ask their workers and volunteers to fully cooperate with the LEAs personnel.—APP