What was expected to be Pakistan’s biggest cattle market turned into a nightmare for traders — and a cash machine for contractors. Here’s a breakdown of the chaos:
🔹 Massive Entry Fees:
Rs 4,500 charged per animal — with nearly 250,000 animals brought in.
Estimated total from entry fees: Rs 90 crore.
🔹 Trailer Charges:
Rs 5,000 per trailer; 19,000 trailers entered.
Rough estimate: Over Rs 9 crore collected.
🔹 Plot Rent:
Plots rented as high as Rs 2.2 lakh; double in VIP block.
Even with a modest estimate of 2,500 traders paying Rs 1 lakh, the total: Rs 25 crore.
🔹 Forced Drum Purchases:
Traders forced to buy 5 water drums per 20 cows.
Over 62,000 drums sold at Rs 2,500 each.
Total from drums: Rs 15 crore.
🔹 No Outside Resources Allowed:
Traders barred from bringing own generators, fodder, food.
Had to buy everything inside — at inflated prices.
🔹 KMC’s Mysterious Rs 10 Crore Windfall:
Rs 500 charged per animal at exit gate.
200,000 animals sold = Rs 10 crore collected without official receipts.
📉 The Fallout:
Traders suffered huge losses; many barely broke even.
Buyers stayed away until the final days when prices collapsed.
The public felt the pressure — and may have silently boycotted.
🧾 Key Questions:
Was this a failed market or a designed money-making scheme?
Who benefitted from these massive, unaccounted earnings?
Will the public’s trust return next year?
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🧨 In the End…
This year’s Northern Bypass Cattle Market may go down as a textbook case of how unchecked contracts, forced charges, and zero transparency can crush both traders and buyers. The millions made by a few came at the cost of trust, tradition, and trade. Whether this was a silent public boycott or fallout from ruthless over-management — one thing is certain:
Next year, the crowd might not return.
