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QUETTA : Fire in Balochistan’s Sherani district has brought under control after 14 days of firefighting.
Due to the expansion of fire on a very large amount of land, forests of pine nut and olives have been destroyed. Fire was controlled with the efforts of all relevant departments.
Along with PDMA, Pakistan Army and FC forces are also contributing in the rescue mission. Iran also helped Pakistan in controlling the fire as they sent a firefighting jet.
Earlier, Iran sent a firefighting jet along with a water tanker in a bid to help Pakistan control the fire.
Located at the juncture of Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the wildfire started on the K-P side but due to strong winds, it spread to other areas, including Sherani and Musakhail.
Koh-e-Sulaiman is also known for being the world’s largest chilghoza (pine nut) forest on higher elevations. The 26,000-hectare forest produces around 640,000 kilogrammes of chilghozas annually.