Published 04 Jul,2020 via The Financial Express - The government's programme to train up butchers is not witnessing progress due to lack of interest among the persons whom it is meant for in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources said.
"We are calling butchers to take training on removing skins of sacrificial animals during Eid ul-Adha across the country. A good number of butchers are reluctant to come in fear of getting infected with Covid-19, a senior official who is familiar with the issue said.
He, however, said although the training will be conducted abiding by the health safety guidelines fully, they do not dare to come.
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