Pleas against ban on Houbara Bustard hunting to be heard today by SC
The plea submitted to the SC demands that the court should reconsider its decision.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Supreme Court (SC) today (Thursday) will hold a hearing on pleas submitted by both Federal and Provincial governments against the ban on Houbara Bustard hunt. The hearing will be conducted by a 3 member bench headed by Justice Saqib Nisar.
The review requests against the restriction state that the ban on hunting the bird is in violation of the law and the facts. The requests for lifting the ban also state that there is no such restriction on the hunt in both the provincial laws and according to the international agreement. The plea submitted to the SC also demands that the court should reconsider its decision.
A discussion was also held in the National Assembly (NA) on the matter with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) MNA and Parliamentary Secretary for Ports and Shipping Mian Imtiaz expressing anger over the ban.
Mian Imtiaz stated that India has offered Arab princes to hunt in the country following ban on hunt of precious Houbara bustard in Pakistan.
He further stated that ban on Houbara bustard’s hunt has affected the region’s development and employment of local population. If the complete elimination of ban is not possible then hunting should be allowed on a limited scale, appealed Mian Imtiaz.
