High alert has been declared in the whole country after bird flu (H5N1) confirmation in Karachi.
According to health ministry, all the hospitals have been issued the directives in this connection and isolation wards have been set up at hospitals.
The ministry sources said a programme worth Rs1.18 billion in this connection has been initiated.
The sources said that no bird flu virus is found in the flesh of poultry, adding that culling the birds is incumbent upon the district government and the district government should manage the affairs including sanitation and spray.
The sources said there are at least 25800 poultry farms and no license is needed in this regard; however, any person can open a poultry farm after getting an NOC from ministry of livestock.
The registration of poultry farms across the country has been started.