The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Act 1975 (No XXIII). The Balochistan (Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act 2014 (No XV). The Gilgit-Baltistan Wildlife Preservation Act 1975. The Islamabad Wildlife Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance 1979 (No… Read More »Pakistan’s Wildlife Laws
In May 2010, the Sindh Minister for Wildlife Dr Daya Ram Essrani told the Sindh Assembly that there are 52 private zoos existing in the Sindh province for which licences have been issued by the Wildlife Department, the regulatory authority for… Read More »52 Private Zoos in Sindh
Stray dogs lope around, their tails between their legs, trying to be invisible. They shy from physical contact with people but respond with surprise and simpering gratitude if it is offered. Most of their physical interactions with people come in… Read More »Life of Stray Dogs in Pakistan
Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) supporters on September 17, 2014 captured a wild boar outside the parliament house and subjected it to brutal torture. The angry protesting mob captured the boar outside the parliament building, beat it with sticks and stones… Read More »Qadri Supporters Cruelly Kill a Wild Boar in Islamabad
It is nothing short of shocking that in Sindh which has Karachi, the major philanthropy center of Pakistan, has no major laws dealing with cruelty to animals. The 1894 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act is very old and no… Read More »The Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1972: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
There are no provisions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act dealing with the subject of cruelty to animals. However, the following provisions relate to hunting and killing of animals: Section 8. Restriction on Hunting. No… Read More »The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act 1975
by Uzma Khan It was disappointing to see PM Nawaz Sharif’s party leaders were seen dragging live tigers and lions on the streets throughout election campaigns by political affiliates or supporters. Recently, the lunch hosted by PM Nawaz Sharif the… Read More »PM Nawaz Sharif Serves Deer to Asif Zardari for Lunch
Two hundred black pond turtles that were smuggled out from Sindh to China were brought to the Indus Dolphin Centre in Sukkur on August 22, 2014. The Chinese authorities handed over the turtles to a Pakistani delegation comprising Sindh wildlife… Read More »200 Smuggled Turtles Brought Home from China
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Act 1975 was repealed by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance 2010 (No XIV) on June 14, 2000. Under article 41(2)(a) of the AJK Interim Constitution Act 1974 (No… Read More »The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Act 1975 Remains in Force
Akhunzada Hasham Hazrat, a government official from Dir, has been booked for hunting 28 rare pheasants and partridges in Kohistan. His crime was discovered after he uploaded pictures on to Facebook. His favourite website appears to be a Turkish one,… Read More »Rare Pheasant & Partridge Hunter Caught in KP
