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Pakistani fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbour in Karachi on February 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi. PHOTO: ONLINE

Pakistani fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbour in Karachi on February 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi. PHOTO: ONLINE

Pakistani fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbour in Karachi on February 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi. PHOTO: ONLINE

Fishermen, who had gathered at the dockyards, spent the day speculating about the whale-shark. PHOTO: NNI

The whale will be put on display for the public and the buyer will charge the visitors. PHOTO: NNI

The whale was sold for Rs200,000. PHOTO: PPI

Fishermen dragged it to Karachi harbour in the morning, triggering chaos for the authorities as they battled to control hundreds of onlookers while they decided what to do with the whale-shark. PHOTO: PPI

Part of the whale-shark’s fin was cut off and it was bleeding from the gills when the two heavy duty cranes pulled it up from the water. PHOTO: RASHID AJMERI/ EXPRESS

The Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) took more than four hours to lift the seven-ton whale, which was found in shallow waters off the Gadani coast in Balochistan, fishermen said. PHOTO: RASHID AJMERI/ EXPRESS

The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi. PHOTO: RASHID AJMERI/ EXPRESS

The whale-shark dragged into the Karachi harbour will go on display for three days. PHOTO: RASHID AJMERI/ EXPRESS

The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi. PHOTO: RASHID AJMERI/ EXPRESS

Fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbour in Karachi on February 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbour in Karachi on February 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi. PHOTO: AFP

Fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbour in Karachi on February 7, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbour in Karachi on February 7, 2012. PHOTO: AFP

A whale-shark dragged into Karachi harbour on Feb 8 was sold off for Rs200,000, goes on display.

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