Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, debars Director of the Karachi Zoo Khalid Hashmi on Sunday under the directives of receiving an extra amount for parking fee.
Taking notice of the complaints regarding Rs100 being charged for the parking fee at the Karachi Zoo rather than the amount approved by the authorities that is Rs 30, the minister suspended Khalid Hashmi.
Apart from suspending the director, the involved staffers have also been arrested “SSP South should arrest the parking staff and register a case against them,” he said.
On January 24, wildlife authorities in Lahore were found to be involved in selling 14 lions present in the Safari Zoo at a minimal price, Rs150,000 each, a price even less than the rate of a cow.
It is pertinent to be stated here that the wildlife officials sold 14 lions present in the Safari Zoo at Rs 2.1 million, receiving around Rs150,000 for each of the big cats.
A minimal amount of recovery was obtained, according to the sources as compared to the open market rates of big cats worth between Rs3,500,000 to Rs4,000,000.
“Not only that the authorities sold out the lions at a minimal rate, but they also purchased new lions with a cost between Rs8,500,000 to 10,000,000,” they said.
