K-P govt fines Qatari prince for hunting falcons
PTI chairman Imran Khan says Qatari prince was fined with Rs 80,000 after he was caught with three falcons
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In a rare move, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Ministry of Environment fined a Qatari prince Rs80,000 after he was caught with three falcons in Dera Ismail Khan.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, who's party is the ruling party in the province, tweeted:
Members of the royal families of the Gulf States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are known to be enthusiastic hunters and travel to Pakistan each year to hunt the rare Houbara Bustard.
The annual hunt has sparked controversy in recent years because of the Houbara bustard’s dwindling numbers, with the issue also shining a spotlight on traditionally close ties between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Read: Saudi Royal on Houbara bustard hunting spree in Balochistan
The International Union for Conservation of Nature includes the bird on its ‘red list’ of threatened species, estimating there are fewer than 97,000 left globally.
Read: Pakistan prepares for Saudi royal to hunt Houbara bustards
In complete disregard of the court verdict, the Foreign Office continues to facilitate the hunting of the Houbara in Balochistan, going so far as sending members of the federal cabinet to the Dalbandin airport last week to receive the hunting party of Prince Fahad of Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, who's party is the ruling party in the province, tweeted:
Members of the royal families of the Gulf States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are known to be enthusiastic hunters and travel to Pakistan each year to hunt the rare Houbara Bustard.
The annual hunt has sparked controversy in recent years because of the Houbara bustard’s dwindling numbers, with the issue also shining a spotlight on traditionally close ties between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Read: Saudi Royal on Houbara bustard hunting spree in Balochistan
The International Union for Conservation of Nature includes the bird on its ‘red list’ of threatened species, estimating there are fewer than 97,000 left globally.
Read: Pakistan prepares for Saudi royal to hunt Houbara bustards
In complete disregard of the court verdict, the Foreign Office continues to facilitate the hunting of the Houbara in Balochistan, going so far as sending members of the federal cabinet to the Dalbandin airport last week to receive the hunting party of Prince Fahad of Saudi Arabia.