Karachi court imposes Rs1mn fine on lion owner
Pakistan
Court directs Wildlife Department to submit challan within 14 days
KARACHI (Dunya News) – A court Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs1 million on the owner of a lion that appeared on Share Faisal on Tuesday.
The court ordered the accused to pay the fine within two days and the bail of five accused including Shamsul Haq, Ubaid, Ghulam Murtaza, Naseer was also approved.
The court ordered the accused to submit a bond of two lakh rupees.
Shamsul Haq gave a statement in the court that they did not want the tiger to be handed them back and thus the court directed the authorities to deposit the lion and a turtle to the Natural Environment.
The court ordered them to keep the lion and turtle in the Karachi Zoo until the case was decided.
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The court directed the Wildlife Department to submit a challan within 14 days.
