ISLAMABAD – 13 permits were issued by the federal government to members ofthe Gulf royal families allowing them to hunt the Houbara Bustards in Sindhduring the upcoming hunting season, a local media houselink reported.
According to details, the permits were issued to “a king and a president,besides crown princes, their uncles and cousins, and armed forces chiefsbelonging to the ruling families of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,Bahrain and Qatar”.
“The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had criticised the-then federalgovernment when it had issued hunting permits to members of the Arab royalfamilies last year and announced that it would not allow them to hunt inKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the PTI had its own government,” the report said.
It was also reported that the permits were issued for KP, but because ofits tough stance on animal conservation, hunting could not be carried out.This year, the federal government issued permits for Sindh.
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An inhabitant of the colder Central Asian regions, the Houbara Bustardmigrates southwards in winter to avoid the harsh weather conditions in itshabitat.
Earlier, the bird used to migrate right up to the Arabian Peninsula, butbecause of ruthless hunting the bird rests in Pakistan during winter.
