![]() ![]() However, the figures of smuggled animals would be more than the official export numbers. The government has already allowed export of surplus livestock last year. ![]() Besides, he said more than 50,000 animals were lawfully exported to the Middle East and other countries over the last six months. He said that meat exporters were lifting animals from the open market, which was causing shortage of animals. Talking about the shortage of animals, he said that live animals were being smuggled to Afghanistan and Iran through Chaman and Turkham borders. He added that the MMWA had also offered its services to the government to locate such spots in the city. “The city district government of Karachi had already been informed about six to seven illegal abattoirs in areas like Banaras, Landhi, Malir, New Karachi and Liaquatabad, but the officials did not take action,” Information Secretary of the Meat Merchants Welfare Association (MMWA) Jehangir Akhtar Qureishi said. However, the meat quality is poor as consumers can see water drops falling from the pieces of such meat hanging in shops.īesides, the media reported selling of meat of ill or dead animals in some areas, but the government has not taken any action so far.Ī number of illegal slaughterhouses are also being run by some meat merchants. The meat sold in different areas is cheaper by Rs30 to Rs50 per kg. Immediately after the slaughter of a cow, its arteries and veins are filled with water through a pressure pump to increase its weight by 30kg to 40kg. Speaking to Dawn, a meat merchant at Burnes Road said that there was a huge difference in the qualities of meat being sold in different parts of the metropolis.Ī number of shopkeepers are involved in selling “pressure meat”, which is poor in quality. Only two and half months ago, consumers were paying Rs280 per kg for the same quality of meat. There is no fixed price for Bachhia meat (without bones) as merchants are charging between Rs300 and Rs320 per kg, depending on the location of their shop. Before Ramazan, the price was Rs220 per kg. Similarly, a good quality of medium weight cow meat (Bachhia) with bones is sold for Rs260 per kg at Burnes Road while the same was available in other parts of the city for Rs230 and 240 per kg. At present, mutton traders at Water Pump and some other areas are charging between Rs340 and Rs400, while those at the Burnes Road are selling mutton for Rs440 per kg. B Area and Burnes Road were charging between Rs340 and Rs350 for a kilo of mutton. Ahead of Ramazan, mutton sellers at Tariq Road, Water Pump, F. Only in the last six months, the price of mutton in different parts of the city has increased by Rs40 to Rs100 per kilogram. KARACHI, March 4 In the absence of effective checks on prices, meat merchants charge exorbitant rates across the city, blaming the hike on a shortage of animals caused by smuggling. ![]()
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