Central Region motorway authorities imposed a complete ban on vehicles carrying sacrificial animals entering motorways during Eid-ul-Adha, a spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the Motorway Animal Transport Ban aims to protect public safety and maintain smooth traffic flow during the Eid holidays.
Authorities said vehicles carrying sacrificial animals often travel overloaded or in poor condition, increasing the risk of accidents on high-speed roads.
The spokesperson said motorway staff would redirect such vehicles to alternative and safer routes. He added that animal transport vehicles had caused several dangerous motorway accidents in previous years.
Police in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received instructions to set up special check posts at motorway entry points to enforce the restriction.
Authorities also ordered action against illegal parking near cattle markets and motorway interchanges during the Eid period.
Separately, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Karachi today to sight the Zil Hajj moon. Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad will preside over the meeting at Habib Bank Plaza.
The committee will announce the moon-sighting decision after reviewing evidence from across Pakistan. If the moon appears today, Eid al-Adha will fall on May 27. Otherwise, Pakistan will celebrate the festival on May 28.
