A Pak-EPA team lead by Mr. Binyameen Deputy Director R&I and a team of ICT Administration led by Assistant commissioner Industrial Area conducted a targeted joint enforcement operation in the I-9/industrial area on 09-10-2026 for spotting illegal SUP manufacturing units and taking appropriate actions. Three factories/industrial units were visited: 1) Muzaffar & brothers I-9/3. 2) Karachi Printing Services. I-9/2. 3) MA polymers I-9/3. Muzaffar & Brothers was compliant with regulatory framework. Karachi Printing Services. I-9/2. was not manufacturing prohibited single use plastics (SUPs) at the time of inspection. However, the owner of the industrial unit was asked to file Exemption application case for SUPs for the allowed purposes (hospital waste bags, municipal waste bags). MA polymers I-9/3 was operating without necessary approvals/NOCs; it was manufacturing prohibited SUPs; the industrial unit contained heaps of finished products (SUPs) and waste SUPs; a fine of Rs. 2 lac was imposed on the spot; it was sealed by AC Industrial Area and SUPs weighing 1335kg were confiscated by Pak EPA. Pak EPA reiterates it's commitment to enforcing Single use Plastics (Prohibition) regulations 2023 in collaboration with the ICT Administration, other stakeholders and the general public in the interest of environmental protection of Islamabad Capital Territory.