Wildlife officials recover lion in Kohat.

PESHAWAR -- The officials of wildlife department recovered African lion from a private compound in Khushalgarh area of Kohat district on Monday night and registered case against the owner.

Chief Conservator (wildlife) Dr Mohsin Farooqui confirmed confiscation of African lion, which was caged at a compound near the oil refinery. He said that the exotic animal was shifted from Kohat to Peshawar Zoo on Tuesday.

Officials said that case was registered against the owner of the compound identified as Raheel Sheikh, who kept the 12-month-old white lion inside enclosure. They said that location of the animal was traced when the owner uploaded its pictures on social media.

Officials of the wildlife department perused the case and raided the...

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