The Provincial Minister For Forest, Environment And Wildlife Ishtiaq Urmar Sets Free Seven Falcons

The provincial minister for Forest, Environment and Wildlife Ishtiaq Urmar Wednesday set free seven priced falcons at Pakistan Forest College University of Peshawar which were recovered from a smuggler at Bacha Khan Airport last week.

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Nov, 2018 ) :The provincial minister for Forest, Environment and Wildlife Ishtiaq Urmar Wednesday set free seven priced falcons at Pakistan Forest College University of Peshawar which were recovered from a smuggler at Bacha Khan Airport last week.

The minister said that a total of nine falcons were recovered from a Qatar bound smuggler Hidayat Ullah resident of Kohat adding two of the falcons were found dead.

The minister said that the smuggler was fined Rs 300,000 and the money was submitted in national exchequer as per wildlife act.

The Qatri prince who was found involved in this smuggling was also fined 80,000 according to international agreement.

He said that a ban is imposed on hunting wildlife animals and action will be taken against the violators as per prescribe rules.

The minister said that the wildlife department had also recovered some falcons from Chamkani and Bannu.

The minister continue that Prime Minister Imran Khan was taking personal interest in protecting wildlifeand had released some falcons at KP Chief Minister House last year.

Secretary Forest, Environment and Wild-life, Chief Conservator wild-life, Conservator Wild-life and DFO wildlife were present on this occasion.