US citizen pays $150,000 to hunt Markhor

CHITRAL: A US citizen Thursday hunted a Markhor under trophy hunting programme in Toashi Conservation area of Chitral. He paid $150,000 to hunt Markhor under the trophy programme. Another US national also hunted a Markhor in December last year paying $140,000. General Secretary Al Burhan Village Conservation Committee, Ameer Hasnat Uddin said that 80 percent of the amount received under trophy hunting was distributed among locals while 20 percent was deposited in exchequer. He said that amount given to locals was utilised on welfare and developmental schemes of the area.