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Cash-Strapped Pakistan Expects to Earn Millions by Exporting Donkeys to China
[Breitbart] Pakistan expects to profit from its donkey population, the third highest in the world, by selling the animals to its ally China, a move that would generate millions of dollars annually in foreign exchange, the livestock department of the South Asian country’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province reportedly announced on Thursday.

In a bid to increase the country’s exports, unnamed officials from the KP livestock department announced plans to establish donkey farms in the province’s DI Khan and Maneshra region in coordination with China, described as the first of their kind in the country, GEO TV reports.

"Agreements will be signed with the Chinese government as well as registered companies," GEO quotes KP officials as saying.

China highly prizes donkeys, mainly for their hide used for traditional medicines.

"Gelatin made from donkey skin has been long considered to have medicinal properties in China, traditionally being thought to nourish the blood, enhance the immune system and even prolong one’s life," Gulf News notes.

KP officials said foreign countries like China had expressed a desire to invest hundreds of millions on donkey farms in Pakistan.
Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-01
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