KOHAT: The lumpy skin disease has resurfaced in different villages of Kohat and killed several cattle, it was learnt on Wednesday.

However, deputy director livestock Dr Sohail told Dawn on Wednesday that all local breeds had been vaccinated, and that cattle being brought from Punjab might have been infected with the disease.

He said the local cattle were prone to infection from the animals brought from Punjab, so they must be kept separately.

The livestock official said they were holding camps in villages and also spreading awareness on how to contain the disease. He said the livestock department had vaccinated 60,000 cattle against the LSD, and noted that the animals having died recently might have been infected with some other diseases.

He advised farmers to dispose of the dead cattle in a proper way.

It was learnt that the most affected parts are Bahadar Kot, Dhoda, Togh and Kharmato, where the farmers have thrown dead cattle at a landfill opposite the garrison cadet college, spreading foul smell.

However, the tehsil municipal administration officials are oblivious to situation.

Inaam Khan, head of a local jirga, demanded that the veterinary staff should timely vaccinate the animals against the deadly disease and save the farmers from suffering huge losses.

DARRA DISPUTE: The administration has given a week’s deadline to Zor Kalay tribe of Darra Adamkhel tribal subdivision to hold consultations with the rival Talamkhel tribe to resolve a dispute over coal mines and a mountain.

Darra assistant commissioner Asfhrafud Din said on Wednesday that if the tribes failed to resolve the dispute on their own, then the matter would be referred to the 45-member alternative dispute resolution council.

The Zor Kalay tribe has been claiming the whole mountain and coal mines as their property, while the Talamkhel tribe is willing to accept whatever decision the local administration takes.

The tribes had blocked the Indus Highway on Tuesday, demanding demarcation of the mountain.

Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2023