Members of UAE’s royal family arrive in Panjgur to hunt houbara bustards

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GWADAR: Eleven members of royal family of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived in Panjgur area of Makran division on Saturday to hunt houbara bustards, according to sources.

The official sources said members of the UAE’s royal family reached Panjgur airport aboard a special plane and were led by Shaikh Khalifa Saif-al-Nahyan and Sultan Saeed Ahmed. They were taken to their palace in Piry Jhalak by road amid tight security.

The delegation was received at the airport by Panjgur’s Deputy Commissioner Abdul Razzaq Sasoli, tribal elders Haji Attaullah Baloch, Haji Zahid Hussain, Haji Farooq-uz-Zaman and senior military and civilian officials.


The hunting party, equipped with hunting gear and falcons, would hunt houbara bustards during their stay in Panjgur under licence issued by the foreign ministry, the sources said.

Members of the UAE royal family, who visit Panjgur regularly for hunting the bird, have launched several development projects in the district, including water supply schemes and health facilities for deserving and underprivileged people of Panjgur tow

Published in Dawn, January 10th, 20


21n.2021

Members of UAE’s royal family arrive in Panjgur to hunt houbara bustards

They will hunt the birds under licence issued by the foreign ministry, say sources.

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Hawk Presented To Colonel Lockhart By Aman-ul-Mulk, Circa 1885.

Aman ul-Mulk (1 January 1821 - 30 August 1892) Was The Mehtar Of Chitral, Ghizer, Yasen And Ishkoman And Suzerain Of Kafiristan. He Ruled The State Of Chitral From 1857 To 1892. His Rule Saw Chitral Reach Its Territorial Peak, Extending From Ishkamun In Gilgit Agency To Asmar In Afghanistan.

The Early History Of Gilgit (The North Most Territory In Pakistan) Is Thousands Of Years Ago. According To Historians, Human Presence Dates Back To Some 2000 BC In Gilgit-Baltistan Region.
Lockhart And Woodthorpe Were British Army Officers And Explorers Who Went On A Mission To Explore Gilgit-Baltistan And Chitral Region, The Heart Of Himalayas And Mountains.
Source - The Gilgit Mission, 1885-1886.
Author - Colonel Sir W.S.A Lockhart, K.C.B, C.S.I, And Colonel R.G Woodthrope, C.B.


Imprint - London, Printed By Eyre And Spottiswood, Printer's To The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1889.