Australian sheep importer withdraws petition

In a mysterious development, the importer of the Australian sheep, who had earlier sought a stay order from the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the culling of over 21,000 animals at his farm, decided to withdraw his case on Thursday.

The importer, Tariq Mehmood Butt, who purchased the livestock, had challenged the report of the Sindh Poultry Vaccine Centre, which was the basis on which authorities ordered the culling of his sheep.