BAHAWALPUR, Sep 25 (APP):Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Dr. Ehtesham Anwar has said that strict legal action under the Telegraph Act would be taken against people spreading fake news regarding rates and sales of cotton on social media and other forms of communication.
He was presiding over a meeting at his office to review the progress of the cotton crop in the Bahawalpur Division. He directed market committees to release a daily report on sales and purchases of cotton in their respective districts.
The commissioner said that the cotton crop plays an important role in the national economy, and the Punjab government is taking steps to improve the production of cotton this season.
He said that the staff of the Agriculture Department should maintain records of cotton’s delivery and dispatch at cotton-ginning factories. The meeting was attended by Additional Commissioner Revenue Haq Nawaz Chohan, Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Zaheer Anwar Jappa, and Chairman Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association Waheed Arshad.