In this picture taken on November 23, 2020, Kamran Khan Yousafzai, a conservationist and president of the Pakistan Falconry Association feeds a falcon as he works on the rehabilitation of dozens of falcons seized by Pakistani authorities from smugglers, in the port city of Karachi. (Photo by AFP)
- In Pakistan, Falcon poaching is officially banned but demand for the birds of prey, largely from Persian Gulf Arab states, has fueled their illegal trafficking.
- A spa in the capital of Egypt, has introduced a type of massage using snakes, which is definitely not for the faint-hearted.
- Decorated colorful trucks have been the center of attraction in Pakistan for decades. The passion now goes beyond trucks as the country’s flying academy has embellished a two-seater aircraft with hand-painting.
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