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World Service,3 mins

Pakistan's disappearing bees

The Fifth Floor

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Honey became a profitable business in Pakistan's north-west tribal areas, introduced in the 1980s to help Afghan refugees fleeing the Soviet invasion make a living. But today bee populations are falling, driven away by new wars, pesticides and climate change. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Urdu’s Azizullah Khan is from the north-west, and shares his bee knowledge. Image: A Pakistani beekeeper with hives Credit: ABDUL MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images

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