KARAKURUM TREKS & TOURS

HUNTING IN PAKISTAN

Karakurum Treks & Tours

Karakurum Treks & Toures is a pioneer company involved with big game Hunting In Pakistan with over 20 year experience.Its founder Nasir Abbas Mirza organized hunts as early as 1980s for Sind Ibex in the Kirthar Range. Limited hunting continued in the area by westerners but owing to decline of population of Sind Ibex it was discontinued.The authorities closed the area for two decades and during this period the population increased considerably.The Kirthar Range in Sind was reopened by the efforts of our company in 2006. Two new areas have also been opend for opened for hunting of Punjab Urial in the salt range by Karakurum Treks & Tours. We have also pioneered Astor Markhor hunt in Northern Areas.We take pride in being involved with the grant of first ever Kashmir Markhor import permit for our clint from U.S.A.Wayne Lau.
The company is now run by Nasir Abbas Mirza's Son
Anchan Ali Mirza & Rinchan Ali Mirza

Hunting In Pakistan

The epic of hunting in pakistan dates back to prehistoric times and later to the 8th century B.C.,till to date,testified by numerous petroglyphs on the rock faces in upper Indus Valley in the Northern Areas.These are reminiscents of the local and nomadic hunters
of the past. The great Mughal rulers of the medieval India had an imperial zeal for hunting.Royal scouts searched out tigers and antelopes for the king. Mughal Emperor jehangir by the age of 50 hunted 3203 quadrupeds and 13964 birds, his favorite wife,
Queen Noor Jehan Shot tigers from elephant.Hunting in the ancient times was a royal sport.
From the snow capped Karakorams to the western Himalayas and into the deserts of Sind, Dureji hills and Kirthar Range in the south. Pakistan has diverse climate and geographical condation.Pakistan is the home of many indigenous species of markhor, urial and Ibex. Some of the species that can be hunted today are the Kashmir,Astor and Sulaiman Markhor Blandford,Punjab and Afghan Urial,Sind and Himalayan Ibex and Blue sheep.


KARAKURUM TREKS & TOURS
21-B, Hotel Metropolitan, G-9 Markaz, P.O.Box 2803, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ph: + 92 51 2252475. Mob: + 92 333 5376366. Fax: + 92 51 2264192.
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