The residents of the capital city urged the authorities concerned to install special crossings and fences to save wild animals from being run over on the city’s roads. The residents said the civic body needed to erect small under-passes for the animals. Many wild animals are killed daily due to the absence of fences on the city’s main highways. Most of the animals come out at night and attempt to cross roads, particularly the Islamabad Highway and the Kashmir highway. It was observed that the animals fall prey to the traffic due to their abrupt appearance on the roads.
Moeen Abbasi, a motorist, said he always takes extra care while driving on the highways as the animals appear suddenly, giving motorists very little time to react. Muhammad Ali, a resident said the animals were in danger and that concrete steps needed to be taken by the authorities to save their lives.
Ibrahim Gul, an animal protection activist, said the authorities should install fences, like those on the motorway, to protect the animals. Workshop on inclusion of Kalash in World Heritage list: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Lok Virsa will arrange a one-day workshop on the preparation of the nomination dossier for the inscription of Kalash on UNESCO’s World Heritage list on February 29. The event will be organised by Lok Virsa, the Ministry of National Heritage and Integration in collaboration with the Department of Archaeology and Museums.