Donkey heads, offal found in Karachi rubbish heap

Citizens concerned about use of donkey meat at eateries around Clifton

KARACHI: The Clifton Cantonment Board (CBC) staff found the heads and offal of three donkeys near the Driving License Office branch located in the city’s upscale neighbourhood, creating worries about the use of donkey meat at eateries.

According to CBC officials, the offal was thrown in its jurisdiction by unidentified suspects, but was cleared and disposed of properly. They added that the police were investigating the matter.

Meanwhile, in a video message, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Shahzad Qureshi appealed to the Sindh government and the police to investigate the incident. He voiced suspicions that the meat of donkeys was being sold in nearby areas, such as Neelam Colony.

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"Our team will probe the matter," said Sindh Food Authority operations director Taufeeq Ahmed, speaking to The Express Tribune. "This is the first complaint of the sort that we have received today," he added.

Refuting the claims of residents about donkey meat being sold in eateries, Ahmed said that his department's teams regularly visited restaurants across the city to check on them. "We have not found anything suspicious," he claimed.

Saying his department was aware of the concerns raised by the discovery of the offal, he requested people to allow the food authority teams to find out more accurate information about the matter.