Comparing with the last year’s prices, the minimum price of a sheep or a goat this year is Rs5,000 while a cow or a buffalo was being sold at Rs15,000.
The local dealers have reportedly decided to sell the goat of Rs5,000 for Rs8,000 on eight months instalments. The buyer has to pay Rs1,000 in advance to the dealer.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, a charity organization has announced that it would sacrifice 100 cows and distribute their meat among the poor.
When this correspondent asked a religious scholar, Qari Abdul Raheem, about religious point of view on animals’ sale on instalments, he claimed it to be unIslamic. “Islam does not allow such a practice because the well-to-do are under obligation to slaughter the animals on Eidul Azha, and those who are indebted can’t sacrifice,” he said.
He added interest was prohibited by Islam and sale on instalments was based on interest.
However, dealer Muhammad Azam, who advocated the sale of animals on instalments, claimed that the well-to-do were coming to him for buying animals on predetermined profit.
Citing a scholar, he said a person could get loans for sacrificial animals. The dealer added that he was not selling animals, but was providing loans in the shape of instalments for purchase of animals.
Local traders Ghulam Muhammad and Muhammad Ali said their goats were stolen 10 days ago and they did not afford to buy more animals, so they took benefit of sale on instalments.
BAHAWALPUR: People in Bahawalpur are still awaiting reduction in animals’ prices.
The higher rates of sacrificial animals this year have kept the mediocre earners at bay. A number of people have made futile attempts to buy animals from the district’s rural areas.
Meanwhile, various religio-political and social organizations have launched a campaign to ensure for them maximum number of hides. Many of those have set up camps.
SIALKOT: Sale of animals could not pick up even on the second last day before Eid in various parts of the district.
At all the sale points in Sialkot city, Cantonment, Daska, Bhopalwala, Begowala, Uggoki, Pasrur, Chawinda and Badiana, there was one complaint — high prices.
A majority of the buyers are more interested in sharing in cows, bulls and camels, which is economical.
It was learnt that various religious and social organizations have planned ‘group sacrifices’ of cows and camels. Spending Rs1,500 to Rs2,000, any organizations could participate in the group sacrifice.
SADIQABAD: If the people in Sadiqabad have started pouring in for buying animals for sacrifice, the rates of animals were higher like in any part of the province.
A goat is being sold from Rs5,000 to Rs10,000 while the sellers put the prices of cows not below Rs15,000.