KARACHI: Sindh government on Tuesday informed Sindh High Court (SHC) that legislation pertaining to ban on gutka and other harmful stuff has now officially become law since December last year. A two-member bench of the SHC headed by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar heard a petition against making and selling gutka and other harmful stuff. It also remarked that a petition with regard to a lack of enforcement of the law could be filed in the high court. SINDH BANS GUTKA, MAINPURIThe Sindh Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill seeking a complete ban on manufacturing, promotion and sale of Gutka and Mainpuri across the province. According to a bill, there will be a complete ban on selling Gutka at educational institutions, hospitals, public transport locations, government and non-government institutions.

Source: Pakistan Today March 03, 2020 09:22 UTC