Noor Jahan buried at zoo

Samples collected from body will be sent to lab to ascertain cause of death

KARACHI:

Noor Jahan, the elephant who died in Karachi Zoo, was buried in Karachi Zoo after post-mortem. The samples taken from the elephant's body will be sent to Lahore for testing to find out the reasons of her death.

The 17-year-old elephant, Noor Jahan, died on Saturday. The post mortem was conducted to find out the actual cause of death, which lasted for four hours. Doctors collected samples from the cadaver, which will be sent to Lahore for lab test.

Karachi Administrator Dr. Syed Saif-ur-Rehman, Team Leader of Four Paws Dr. Amir Khalil, Municipal Commissioner Syed Shujaat Hussain and officers of KMC were also present at the time of burial.

KMC and zoo management said they are saddened by the death of the elephant Noor Jahan.

Karachi administrator informed the media that the grave of the elephant was fifteen feet deep, 14 feet long and 12 feet wide. Four tonnes of lime and disinfectants was put in the grave. Cranes were used to lower the elephant in the grave.

He said that the cause of the death would be determined after the report of test reports. Noor Jahan spent 14 years in Karachi. The elephant died at the age of 17 and was transferred to Karachi Zoo from Tanzania in 2009. City government had spent Rs40 million to bring four elephants to Karachi.

Administrator Karachi said that the other elephant at Karachi Zoo, Madhubala will be shifted to Safari Park after the health report is cleared.

Plea filed to register FIR

An application has been submitted with the Garden police station to register a case against Karachi administrator and the director Karachi Zoo for the death of 17-year-old female elephant Noor Jahan.

In the application submitted by Advocate Imran Aziz, it is stated that due to the negligence and carelessness of KMC administrator, Karachi Zoo director and other employees of the zoo, Noor Jahan died.

The miserable condition of other animals in the zoo is a proof that Noor Jahan died due to the negligence and carelessness.

It has been requested in the application to register FIR against those responsible and an investigation into the death of Noor Jahan be carried out so that those responsible can be punished.

With additional input by Sajid Rauf

 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 25^th, 2023.