Karachi resident hunts ibex in Shigar

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Karachi resident hunts ibex in Shigar

The Newspaper's Correspondent Published March 11, 2021

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A man from Karachi hunted on Wednesday an ibex with 42 inches horns in the Hushy valley of Shigar district under the trophy hunting programme 2021. —Dawn

GILGIT: A man from Karachi hunted on Wednesday an ibex with 42 inches horns in the Hushy valley of Shigar district under the trophy hunting programme 2021.

Zaffar Syed had obtained the licence from the GB wildlife department for Rs360,000. Separately, the nine-day-long Sut Das Peace Festival concluded in Darel valley of Diamer district on Wednesday.

Competitions of polo, cricket, football, donkey race, paragliding and other games were held. Players from across GB participated in the competitions.

The final ceremony was attended by political, civil and military officials, and large number of games’ lovers.

Force Commander Gilgit-Baltistan Maj-Gen Jawwad Ahmed Qazi was the chief guest of the concluding ceremony.

A music programme was also held on the occasion. The Pakistan Army in collaboration with the local administration also arranged a free medical camp. Gen Jawwad Qazi distributed gifts and trophies among the players.

Published in Dawn, March 11th, 2021

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Fastrack

Mar 11, 2021 10:17am

Trophy hunting is legal around the world including USA.

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Dr Ganeria

Mar 11, 2021 10:21am

And what are they going to do with it? Kill it and eat?

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IndianReader

Mar 11, 2021 10:22am

Such pictures portray badly of Pakistan's culture. It was only the other day there was a talk of soft power & tourism promotion. It was the British who brought this insane sport to the subcontinent. Never before it was a spot here...

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Adnan Mazher Khan

Mar 11, 2021 11:01am

What a shameful act particularly when the number of ibex are decreasing every passing day.

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Parminder

Mar 11, 2021 11:58am

@Fastrack, "Trophy hunting is legal around the world including USA." Knew it was cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy, but did not know was true also for domestic policy. Good now we know.

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Asim

Mar 11, 2021 12:16pm

It’s a murder and licensed by govt . What a shame

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Asad Khan

Mar 11, 2021 02:26pm

Inhuman act should be discouraged

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Joe

Mar 11, 2021 03:18pm

Shameful act .Look at the smile on their faces as though ,they have discoverd another Anti Chinese Virus Vaccine How I wish these beautiful animal get across to Indian side of Himalayas.Not only they would be safe but their population to would increase.I am willing to donate Rs 3 lakh to governmant if they accept my request to stop issuing license to shoot these animals. For the information of esteem reader " No one can hunt even a bird anywhere in India" Hunting is totally banned across India

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Joe

Mar 11, 2021 03:25pm

Looks like governmant of Pakistan is in dare need of hard cash. Otherwise how can they explained issuing license for just Rs 03 lakhs to hunt these beautiful animals and how about million taken to establish hunting camps and hunting license for Gulf Royals to shoot houbara bustard. In 2014, a Saudi Arabian prince and his entourage allegedly shot down 2,100 houbara bustards during a three-week hunting safari.

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Baasha

Mar 11, 2021 04:00pm

42 inches horn? It should have a 42 inches gun to save itself from predators.

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M. Saeed

Mar 11, 2021 04:27pm

What trophy in it? Killing the beautiful and highly secluded animal with the high precision killing outfits by paying lucrative fees, as a big game. Insane pleasures of man and exploitation by the Government.

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Sarcasm

Mar 11, 2021 04:51pm

@Fastrack, so Pakistan just copies what the west does and then justifies it,proud of superpower Pakistan.

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Mar 11, 2021 06:51pm

FBR check to see if he pay taxes. Killing animals for fun is wrong.

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Ibrahim S

Mar 11, 2021 07:07pm

@IndianReader, It's common practice in all over the world, a controlled hunting. There are strict rules for hunting. No endangered wildlife is allowed to hunt. Hunting bustard is not a sport, it's a savagery by our Arab masters

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Sarcasm

Mar 11, 2021 07:10pm

@Fastrack, shameless justification.

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Punjabis Chronicles

Mar 11, 2021 09:58pm

Not happy nor impressed. Killing animals for fun is against humanity.

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Khalid Abdullah

Mar 12, 2021 01:08am

i dont understand why you have to kill such a beautiful animal purely for sport, makes no sense

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Aman

Mar 12, 2021 03:39am

Cruel!

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