With just a few days left for Eid ul Azha, cattle markets across the country are witnessing brisk activity as traders and buyers engage in price negotiations for heavyweight and uniquely named sacrificial animals amid a festive atmosphere, while families and youngsters capture the colourful scenes through selfies and short videos. Clips and visuals shared […]
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Skyrocketing cattle rates add to woes of Peshawar residents
Under a blazing sun at Peshawar’s sprawling Ring Road cattle market, buyer Khayam Khan moved slowly between rows of bleating goats and restless sheep, a bottle of water clutched tightly in his hand and wet towel on his head to avoid heatstroke. Instead, sweat dripped from his forehead as he stopped at yet another animal […]
Ten truckloads of veterinary medicines dispatched to Balochistan
The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday dispatched ten truckloads of medicines and vaccines to flood affected areas of Nasirabad Division in Balochistan. The relief goods including medicines, vaccines for cattle and other needed items have been sent to flood-hit localities of Jafarabad and Suhbatpur districts. Four qualified teams of veterinary doctors have also been […]
Cattle, livestock face starvation after Pakistan’s floods wipe out feed supply
Cattle, livestock face starvation after Pakistan’s floods wipe out feed supply: Faced with a shortage of fodder due to floods, cattle farmers in villages in Pakistan’s Sindh province said on Monday that they were struggling to keep their remaining livestock alive. The catastrophic floods have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan and damaged crops that were […]
You can use a shuttle service to get to cattle markets in Punjab
The Punjab government has announced a shuttle service to transport citizens looking to buy sacrificial animals from the cattle markets set up for Eid ul Adha 2022. A notification issued by the Punjab local government department stated that the shuttle service will be operational from today (Wednesday), July 6 till July 9. It will be […]