ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for foreign delegations and their accompanying staff who visit Pakistan for hunting of houbura bustards purposes.
The formulated SOPs have been forwarded to concerned ministries, foreign embassies in Pakistan and Pakistani foreign missions abroad.
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Customs, and local administration would make sure that on specific landing strips the facilities of immigration, customs, security and other facilities are provided.
Under these SOPs advance information of the accompanying staff of foreign delegations visiting Pakistan for hunting purposes would be submitted to all relevant departments by Foreign Affairs Ministry a week before their arrival.
The arrival information to Pakistan of the foreign guests and important dignitaries would be submitted to the relevant departments at least 72 hours before their arrival.
These SOPs also identified the landing strips for the foreign flights which would arrive in the country for hunting purposes.