Bird hunting: Court seeks hunting permit details by 17th
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was hearing a petition filed by Naeem Sadiq, a resident of Karachi
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LAHORE:
Lahore High Court (LHC) expressed displeasure on Friday with non-submission of details regarding permits granted by the Foreign Ministry to foreign dignitaries to hunt protected birds, including houbara bustard.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was hearing a petition filed by Naeem Sadiq, a resident of Karachi. Sadiq submitted that the permits were in violation of the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment) Act, 2007.
When the court inquired about a Supreme Court (SC) order regarding the hunting of houbara bustard, Advocate Sardar Kalim Ilyas, the petitioner’s counsel, presented a copy of the order. He said the SC had not approved of the hunting. He said the media had wrongly interpreted and reported the judgement.
He said that on January 23, the court had directed the Foreign Ministry to submit details of the permits but the ministry had not done so.
The court then ordered that the details be submitted by April 17.
The petitioner said the ministry had also issued 29 more permits in violation of an interim ban ordered by the court. Previously, 33 permits had been issued to dignitaries from five Gulf countries.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 2nd, 2016.
Lahore High Court (LHC) expressed displeasure on Friday with non-submission of details regarding permits granted by the Foreign Ministry to foreign dignitaries to hunt protected birds, including houbara bustard.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was hearing a petition filed by Naeem Sadiq, a resident of Karachi. Sadiq submitted that the permits were in violation of the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment) Act, 2007.
When the court inquired about a Supreme Court (SC) order regarding the hunting of houbara bustard, Advocate Sardar Kalim Ilyas, the petitioner’s counsel, presented a copy of the order. He said the SC had not approved of the hunting. He said the media had wrongly interpreted and reported the judgement.
He said that on January 23, the court had directed the Foreign Ministry to submit details of the permits but the ministry had not done so.
The court then ordered that the details be submitted by April 17.
The petitioner said the ministry had also issued 29 more permits in violation of an interim ban ordered by the court. Previously, 33 permits had been issued to dignitaries from five Gulf countries.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 2nd, 2016.