Punjab adopts zero-tolerance policy for concealmen...

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• LAHORE (October 17, 2026):  Punjab Livestock Secretary Ahmad Aziz Tarar has announced a zero-tolerance policy for concealing disease outbreaks or failing to report them promptly, warning that strict action will be taken against officials and staff found violating reporting requirements.
• He issued the warning while chairing a high-level emergency departmental meeting convened to review the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) across Punjab, the availability of vaccines and measures being taken to control the disease.
• According to a departmental handout issued by the Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab, the online meeting was attended by Additional Secretary Technical Dr Usman Tahir, Director General Research Dr Sajjad Hussain, Director General Extension Dr Syed Nadeem Badr, and additional and divisional directors from across the province.

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LAHORE (October 17, 2026):  Punjab Livestock Secretary Ahmad Aziz Tarar has announced a zero-tolerance policy for concealing disease outbreaks or failing to report them promptly, warning that strict action will be taken against officials and staff found violating reporting requirements.

He issued the warning while chairing a high-level emergency departmental meeting convened to review the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) across Punjab, the availability of vaccines and measures being taken to control the disease.

According to a departmental handout issued by the Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab, the online meeting was attended by Additional Secretary Technical Dr Usman Tahir, Director General Research Dr Sajjad Hussain, Director General Extension Dr Syed Nadeem Badr, and additional and divisional directors from across the province.