Published on, Sept. 6 -- September 6, 2025 1:04 AM

The Punjab government has decided to enforce the ban of wheat in feed mills for 30 days - till October 3 - to increase supply for human consumption. The Punjab home secretary imposed this restriction under Section 144(6) of the Criminal Procedure Code 1898. "The use of wheat in feed manufacturing by the feed millers in the province of Punjab is prohibited in the larger public interest," the provincial Home Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure empowers district administration to issue orders in public interest that may place a ban on an activity for a specific period of time. Such a ban is enforced by the police, who register cases against violations...