The owners of Savour Foods in Blue Area Islamabad were allegedly involved in manhandling government officials, including Environmental Protection Agency Director-General, Farzana Altaf, and Joint Secretary of Ministry of Climate Change, Hammad Shamimi.
The video of the incident surfaced on social media where the staff and management of the famous food chain tried to kick out the joint team which visited the restaurant for an inspection.
According to details, Savour Foods was violating the ban imposed on plastic recently. The famous Pulao Kebab food outlet is still using plastic bags for packing its food items, despite a complete ban on the use of plastic announced by the Ministry of Climate Change which came into effect on August 14. However, a number of restaurants and local shop owners are resisting the ban considering they have been using plastic shopping bags for decades.
The local administration has imposed a fine of Rs 0.2 million while sealing the restaurant for violating the ban.
According to Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, the culprits have been taken into custody for manhandling government officials.
The incident has prompted the social media users to call for boycotting Savour Foods for their shameful behavior. The hashtag #BoycottSavourFoods was trending on Twitter post the incident.
The people are appreciating the quick response by the Islamabad administration.
Others agreed on the plastic ban, but not on boycotting a famous restaurant.
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