Director General Wildlife Khalid Ayaz cancels leaves of all field officers

Lahore: Director General Wildlife Khalid Ayaz has cancelled leaves of all field officers and officials deployed at wildlife parks, breeding centers and zoos during Muharram holidays from October 23 to 25 throughout the province.

He said this while presiding over a departmental meeting, here today. All concerned officers were present on the occasion. He said that due to hunting season, the hunters can take benefit of Muharram holidays for illegal hunting and netting of quails and falcons. Therefore, all field officers and officials should remain present at their respective duty place and keep a vigilant eye on illegal hunting.

Khalid Ayaz said that most of the people visit wildlife parks and zoos during Muharram holidays, therefore, presence of all concerned officers and officials is essential so that they could take timely action in case of any untoward situation. He said that raiding teams have been constituted for checking presence of officers and officials during Muharram holidays, which will pay surprise visits to wildlife parks, breeding centers and zoos throughout the province. He warned that in case of absence of any officer or official, strict indiscriminate action would be taken.