KARACHI: The Sri Lankan Excessive Fee in Pakistan on Wednesday denied stories that the island nation had supplied to supply elephants to the South Asian nation, which misplaced certainly one of its African elephants at a zoo within the port metropolis of Karachi on Sunday. The animal was severely in poor health for a very long time.
In response to a publish shared by architect Amir Nazir Chowdhury, the mission stated, “There has by no means been any dialogue or initiative by the SL authorities or the Sri Lankan Excessive Fee to supply Sri Lankan elephants to Pakistan.”
Nevertheless, the mission clarified that there was “some reality” within the story as Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka In Lahore, Yasin Joyia “talked about the potential for offering an elephant”. However clarified that the individual was “not approved to undertake or focus on and has been strongly suggested to not make any additional statements on this situation”.
“The Excessive Fee of Sri Lanka needs to categorically deny any such discussions or initiatives taken to supply elephants to zoos in Karachi and Lahore,” the Excessive Fee stated.
After the painful loss of life of the African elephant on Sunday noorjahan Zoya informed at Karachi Zoo geo information That Sri Lanka will present two elephants to Pakistan.
Zoya had claimed {that a} request for elephants was despatched to the Sri Lankan Excessive Commissioner for elephants. He had claimed that Sri Lanka would ship two feminine elephants to Pakistan for the Karachi and Lahore zoos.
It’s to be famous that since Noor Jehan’s story got here to mild there was enormous outcry by animal rights activists over the zoo conserving the animals in cages, highlighting the shortage of care on the Karachi Zoo amid her deteriorating well being.
The web had reacted strongly to her painful finish, blaming the zookeepers for “prison negligence” and merciless disregard for animal rights.
Noorjahan’s pathetic plight was shared on social media by animal rights activists in Pakistan and overseas, resulting in requires the zoo to be closed.