ISLAMABAD -PM Imran Khan PTI government alleged of taking yet another UTurn, media has reported.Taking yet another U-turn, the Imran Khan-ledfederal govt on Thursday issued Houbara Bastard hunting permits to UAEprince.
As per details garnered, foreign ministry has issued instructions toprovincial governments to finalize arrangements in this regard.
The UAE prince will deposit USD 100,000 in the national exchequer.It is pertinent here to mention that Imran Khan had lambasted then govt ofNawaz Sharif over issuance of hunting permits to Arab princes.
“Never thought I would see the day when hunting of the endangered HoubaraBustard would become a pillar of our foreign policy”, Khan said on Twitter.
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Imran Khan had also directed then KPK govt to not lift ban on hunting ofthe rare species.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature includes the bird on its”red list” of threatened species, estimating there are fewer than 97,000left globally.
