Plea against ban on hunting of birds rejected

Petitioner's counsel argued that if the Wildlife Dept wanted to ban hunting it should be applicable to all categories

KARACHI:

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has thrown out a petition seeking lifting of an official ban on hunting of Siberian and local birds in the province.

In its judgment issued on Tuesday, the court stated that the petitioner's counsel had been given two chances but he could not satisfy the court in favour of lifting of the hunting ban.

The petitioner's counsel argued that the influential persons were exempt from the official hunting ban. But the Sindh Wildlife Department said that it issues Categories A, B and C licences for hunting.

The petitioner's counsel argued that if the Wildlife Department wanted to ban hunting, then it should be applicable to all categories.

The petition was filed by Ghulam Ali in which he submitted that while licenses were issued for Categories A, B and C, the actual ban was applicable to Category A only.

Furthermore, he submitted that the Sindh cabinet has approved a ban on Category C hunting for the years 2022 and 2023.