27 rare houbara bustards recovered from Dera Bugti
The officers have released the suspect on personal guarantee.
DERA BUGTI (Dunya News) – Police personnel on Saturday have recovered as many as 27 rare houbara bustards from Dera Bugti.
The security men on a tip off received, raided the Sui Road area and foiled an attempt of smuggling the birds to Punjab. The officers have released the suspect on personal guarantee after arresting him.
According to police, there is no department of wildlife in the district while the Quetta office has been informed about the incident.
Earlier, Supreme Court (SC) held a hearing on pleas submitted by both Federal and Provincial governments against the ban on Houbara Bustard hunt but no final decision was made.
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.
A chain of protests in several areas were also staged against the hunt of houbara bustards. The residents stated that the ban can disrupt the relations of Pakistan with Arab countries.
The government of Pakistan imposed ban on its hunting, saying that the smugglers have come up with new ways to deport the rare houbara bustards out of the country for keeping their business afloat.
