Do you have scorpion?

It seems strange when you see a human being searching for otherwise his foe, scorpion, not for killing the specie rather with the aim to get more wealth by selling the poisonous specie. It is now happening and a large number of people are seen in search of different species including scorpion, frog and flaying leopard lizards. According to media reports, the poison of these species were being used in vaccine for AIDS treatment. Media reports said the search operation was continuing across the country particularly in the plain areas of Sindh where landlords and rich people have formed teams for the purpose. The reports further said that the search teams were busy in locating the species in old buildings, ruins as well as in old age wells. This news has also reached the mountainous district of Chitral where every person could be find talking about this business and well being opportunity. This scribe has seen number of people having scorpions in bottles and in search of buyers. A citizen said he sold three scorpions at the rate of 12 to 15 hundred rupees. This suspicious business has attracted a large number of people who having dreams of lucrative future walk pole and post to find their luck: scorpion. According to the media reports, the rate of scorpion with a weight of 200 gram is more than one billion rupees whereas Jeko Lizard having scale of 75 gram is rated between 10 to 30 million whereas frog of 500 gram it is two to five million rupees. One person quoted to be associated with this business told ChitralToday that they had been moving in different parts of KP in search of scorpions but till they could not find the required product. However, he opined that there were less chances of availability of the required scorpions in mountainous area like Chitral. He confirmed that main dealers were based in Islamabad and Lahore. Anyhow, search was in progress across the district and we wish all the best.]]>