ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued permits to three Saudi princes for
hunting ho
ubara bustard, which is an internationally protected bird species.
The permits for
hunting the endangered bird in Balochistan and Punjab have been issued to Tabuk Governor Fah
d bin Sultan Al
Saud and the two sons of late Saudi Arabian King Sau
d bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Sources said that Fah
d bin Sultan had been given a special permit for
hunting the bird in Awaran, Chaghai and Nushki. Moreover, Prince Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al
Saud and his brother Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had been given permits for
hunting in Layyah.
The Foreign Ministry has issued the permits through the Saudi Embassy, in which it stated that the Pakistani government had sent recommendations to the administration of respective provinces in connection with
hunting of ho
ubara bustards by Saudi dignitaries.
The
hunting permits have been issued for
huntin
g 100 ho
ubara bustards in 10 days.
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