Summary The fund will be utilized for the rehabilitation center and breeding of the rare bird.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on Thursday has approved grant of Rs25 crore for houbara bustard endowment fund.
According to details, the fund will be utilized for the rehabilitation center and breeding of the rare bird.
The representatives nominated by PM Nawaz would hold consultation with the provincial governments over the matter.
Earlier, Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) had lifted a ban on houbara bustard, a desert bird whose meat is prized among Arab sheikhs for being an aphrodisiac.
In August 2014, a three-member bench headed by former chief justice Jawwad S. Khawaja imposed a ban on the hunting of endangered birds and ordered the cancelation of all existing permits issued by the government.
In October, the federal government and governments of Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh had asked the court to review the decision.
