LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Minister for Livestock Ibrahim Hassan Murad on Friday directed the relevant authorities to start an awareness campaign regarding Halal edible items.
He presided over a meeting of Punjab Halal Development Agency (PHDA) here. Punjab Food Authority Director General Raja Jahangir had been given additional charge of PHDA registrar.
Ibrahim Hassan Murad also directed to ensure stoppage of import of non Halal edible products. He emphasized on creating awareness among people of Punjab regarding Halal products and about items which were unhealthy to consume.
PHDA should constitute a Sharia Board comprising ‘Muftis’, he said and added that certification of Halal products should be started across the province.
The minister said that seven days should be given for certification of Halal products.
He further said that PHDA should ensure implementation of Act 2016, adding that field staff and officers should perform their duty in this regard.
Ibrahim Hassan Murad said that manufacturers shou
ld print Halal logo on their products while survey should be carried out in market to check Halal products.
License should be issued to those manufacturers who print Halal logo on their products, he added. He said that no company should print Halal logo without the permission of the agency.
A fine of Rs 100,000 to 1,000,000 could be imposed under Act 2016, he added.
The minister said that awareness regarding three years imprisonment should also be created among people.