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GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan’s Wildlife and Parks Department auctioned hunting permits for 117 animals for the 2026-27 trophy hunting season, with an Astore markhor permit fetching a record $356,000. Other markhor permits also attracted high bids. Officials expect to generate Rs650 million from the season, covering three markhors, 14 blue sheep and 100 Himalayan ibexes through April 2027. Read More…
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A new rift has emerged between the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments in light of the Centre's decision to ban the hunting of non-exportable markhor, ibex and grey goral. In a letter addressed to the KP's wildlife secretary, the wildlife chief conservator has said that the federal government has banned the hunting of said animals, citing the lack of permission. However, it adds that the management authority (CMA) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) in October 2024 had approved the hunting… Read More…
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A man has been arrested after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing attack in Japan. The alleged assailant stabbed a woman and shot two policemen with a hunting rifle in Nagano prefecture. A fourth death was later confirmed. Police have named the suspect as Masanori Aoki, the 31-year-old son of a local politician. Read More…
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Indian police were hunting on Thursday two masked men responsible for the pre-dawn killing of four soldiers at an army base in northern India. The attack took place Wednesday morning at the Bathinda military station in Punjab, a northern state where tensions have been high over the resurgence of a separatist movement. A police report quoting an army major who claimed to have witnessed the attack, said two unidentified men had entered the highly guarded outpost with their faces covered. Read More…
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