BHC orders govt to enforce ban on hunting of houbara bustard
By Our Correspondent2014-12-19
QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court directed the provincial government on Thursday to ensure strict implementation of ban on the hunting of houbara bustards in the province.
The secretary of the forest department and advocate general sought some time to comply with the court`s directives. Their request was accepted by the bench comprising Justice Kamal Khan Mandokhel and Justice Ejaz Swati.
Mohammad Aslam Bhootani, a former speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, hadfiled a petition in which he challenged a decision of the ministry of foreign affairs and others allowing the hunting of the bird.
The petitioner`s counsel submitted that there was a ban on hunting of houbara bustards but court orders were being violated in Musalchel and Gwadar and prayed initiation of action under Article 204.
The court asked the secretary, forest department, to ensure that no one violated the ban.
Advocate General Nazimuddin, Standing Counsel Ikhlag Shah and lawyers Baz Muhammad Kakar and Tahir appeared in the court.
