Study completes for setting up joint slaughterhouse in twin cities

ISLAMABAD: The members of the Meat Board were informed on Thursday that initial study for setting up a joint slaughterhouse for Rawalpindi and Islamabad had been completed.

In place of the old slaughterhouse in Humak, CDA and Rawalpindi authorities want to establish a state of the art slaughterhouse.

According a press release, CDA Chairman and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Mohammad Ali Randhawa and Commissioner Rawalpindi Engineer Aamir Khattak jointly presided over a meeting of the Meat Board at the CDA headquarters.

The briefing was informed that the initial study and operational and financial models for the Islamabad slaughterhouse project have been prepared, said the press release issued by the CDA.

The project will fulfill over 60pc of the meat requirements of the twin cities.

The meeting was informed that the master plan for the slaughterhouse will include a slaughter hall, a service building, warehouse, quarantine ward, water treatment plant and other facilities.

Furthermore, the slaughterhouse will adopt latest animal slaughtering processes, complete with all chilling and cold storage facilities.

The commissioner Rawalpindi said all relevant stakeholders from the twin cities should be included in the project. He emphasised that a special monitoring mechanism should be devised for the implementation of the project.

The chairman CDA said that the objective of the slaughterhouse project was to ensure the supply of high-quality, standard and hygienic meat in accordance with health principles. He added that the project will also support the export of meat in addition to supplying high-quality meat to the twin cities.

The meeting also discussed proposals whether the project should be carried out through public-private partnership or otherwise.

It is relevant to note here that butchers of Islamabad wanted a separate slaughterhouse on an allotted plot in I-11, but the environment agency raised objections. The CDA had allotted a plot for the slaughterhouse only to replace it with a new one. The last plot was allotted in I-11.

Published in media, November 14th, 2025