SHERANI: No end was in sight to the ongoing burning of pine forest in Sherani District of Balochistan.

The fire in the pine forest near Shergali, District Sherani of Balochistan began on May 18 and was continuing till now.

According to an ISPR statement released on Sunday, Balochistan PDMA in coordination with NDMA is steering relief effort and organizing fire-fighting activity. Army and FC Balochistan are providing maximum assistance with Headquarters 12 Corps is coordinating closely with the PDMA. The fire is mostly on mountain tops (10,000 feet high) away from population centres but continued to spread due to hot weather, inaccessible nature of terrain and dry winds.