After all, why does China buy donkeys from Pakistan every year, you will be surprised to know the reason and donkey price

No one can lift a finger on the friendship and relations between both Pakistan and China . China has invested heavily in the country through infrastructure projects China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). But did you know that Pakistan, suffering from a deteriorating economic situation, is getting a lot of help from donkeys at the moment. These donkeys are also exported to China and are in high demand in Pakistan's donkey friendly country. Learn this special thing connected with the demand for Pakistani donkeys in China.

The number increased after Imran's arrival

According to a report in 2020, the country's donkey population has grown rapidly since Prime Minister Imran Khan took office. According to the Economic Survey 2019-2020, the number of donkeys in the country has increased by 200,000 and reached 5.5 million since the arrival of the Imran government. With this, Pakistan has become the third country in the world in the population of donkeys. While the population of horses, camels and other animals is the same. In Pakistan, the donkey is the only animal whose population has increased by 100,000 since 2001/02. However, even after six to eight years, the number of other animals has not changed much.

Third in the donkey population

Most interestingly, as long as Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government remained in power, the number of donkeys has increased by only 0.4 million each time. When Pervez Musharraf was the President of the country, the population of donkeys increased from 500 to 600 thousand in a decade.

Whereas, in 1999, during the two-year tenure of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the population of donkeys increased to almost the same extent. Pakistan has become the third country in the world with the largest population of donkeys. The number of donkeys in Pakistan has crossed five million. Not only that, Lahore is the only place in Punjab province where the population of donkeys is the highest.

China is fond of Pakistani donkeys

The population of donkeys was 4.5 million in 2008-2009 while this figure has increased to 5.4 million in 2018-2019. The number of donkeys in the country was 3.2 million in 1997-1998 while it reached 3.8 million in 1999-2000. Most donkeys from Pakistan are exported to China. The price of donkeys is the highest here.

Donkeys from Pakistan are used to make traditional Chinese medicines. The skin of donkeys produces gelatin in China. Experts in China believe that donkey skin is better for medicine. Here drugs are made from donkey skin to increase blood flow and boost immunity. Donkey owners in Pakistan sell donkeys for 1000 to 1500 rupees.