Saudi governor arrives in Pakistan to hunt protected houbara bustard
Government officials and large number of tribal leaders greeted royal dignity.
DALBANDIN (Daily Dunya) - Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Governor Prince Fahad Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz reached Dalbandin in his private plane to hunt houbara bustard.
Obadullah Babat, Chagai’s MPA Sakhi Meer Amanullah, government officials and large number of tribal leaders greeted royal dignity. Stern security measures were taken to avoid any mishap. Tabuk Governor will reside in Chagai for a month to hunt protected houbara bustard in deserts of Chagai.
Government remains heedless despite sheer criticism from animal rights activists and civil society.
Houbara bustard falls in list of endangered species but regrettably the federal government view the birds as ‘pillar of foreign policy’.
Wealthy hunting parties from the Gulf travel to Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province every winter to kill the houbara bustard using hunting falcons, a practise that has sparked controversy in recent years because of the bird’s dwindling numbers.
