All kinds of trucks, covered vans and lorries, except the vehicles carrying perishable goods, medicines, fuel oil
and ready-made garment, will not be allowed to ply on the highways across the country days three before Eid-ul Azha and three days after the festival. The decision came after a meeting of Road Transport and Bridges Ministry on Thursday, said a handout. The field administrations were asked to take necessary steps against carrying sacrificial animals in vehicles without fitness, the handout added.
