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| Customs officials seize 10 eagles |
| 2015-12-02 |
| [DAWN] PESHAWAR: Customs officials on Monday seized 10 rare species of eagles and handed them over to the wildlife department here. According to the collector customs Qurban Ali Khan, the eagles were of Afghan origin which had been recovered from a Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... -bound bus during checking near Kohat Tunnel. He said that none of the passengers claimed ownership of the eagles. However, it was a brave man who first ate an oyster... the bus driver and conductors were under custody for further interrogation. The eagles, he said were brought from Afghanistan and transported via Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. to Karachi for onward smuggling to abroad. He said that customs department handed them over to the wildlife department so that to take proper care of the rare birds. The eagles were handed over at a function in customs department, Peshawar. Additional collector Aftab Haider and other officials were also present on the occasion. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Should have used the budgie smugglers. |
| Posted by: Classer 2015-12-02 16:31 |
| #2 "Honest! They just flew in like everybody else. Well, not like everybody else, they actually flew. But..." |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-12-02 08:11 |
| #1 Pending release to suitable facilities after receipt of licensing and maintenance fees. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-12-02 06:38 |