Federal Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid on Thursday directed officials of Zoological Survey of Pakistan to improve their performance and resolve all pending issues of the department at the earliest. He said this while chairing a meeting of the Zoological Survey wherein he was briefed in detail about issues and working of the department.
The minister was briefed that there is no current encroachment in the area of Zoological Survey of Pakistan. He was also briefed that the recruitment for the post of director of Zoological Survey of Pakistan is under process through Federal Public Services Commission. During the meeting, Secretary Ministry of Climate Change Syed Ahmed Abu Akif, Joint Secretary Muhammad Farooq and other officials of Zoological Survey of Pakistan were also present.
The Zoological Survey of Pakistan is an attached department of Ministry of Climate Change. It facilitates implementation of law on international trade of endangered species through reliable census and provide data and information for reporting to wildlife related conventions (CMS, CBD, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands), besides other functions.
It is also responsible for standard zoological collections to support scientific research by other organisations and providing trainings and capacity building on conservation, and survey techniques.