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PK - PTI submits adjournment motion on pork use in imported fish feed

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Saadia Sohail on Wednesday submitted an adjournment motion demanding a debate on the usage of pork fat (pig fat) in the feed of fish imported from Vietnam. Saadia Sohail in the adjournment motion submitted that according to a report published in a section of media, the fish imported from Vietnam which is later used as ‘finger fish’ was fed on pig fat due to which it has become difficult for Muslim population of Pakistan to differentiate whether it was Halal or Haram.
February 2, 2017

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Saadia Sohail on Wednesday submitted an adjournment motion demanding a debate on the usage of pork fat (pig fat) in the feed of fish imported from Vietnam.

Saadia Sohail in the adjournment motion submitted that according to a report published in a section of media, the fish imported from Vietnam which is later used as ‘finger fish’ was fed on pig fat due to which it has become difficult for Muslim population of Pakistan to differentiate whether it was Halal or Haram.

She also voiced concern over the use of poisonous chemical mixed in cold water to preserve the fish for a longer period. The Punjab Assembly session on Wednesday also took up questions related to Finance and Irrigation Departments.

Source: The News International // Original Article