KARACHI – The Sindh Wildlife Department on Friday launched a formal investigation into the presence of a chained lion at Shahid Afridi’s residence, days after the former cricketer posted photos with the animal on social media.
Afridi shared a “family time” photo on his Twitter account and wrote: “Great to spend time with loved ones. Best feeling in the world to have my daughter copy my wicket-taking celebrations. And yes don’t forget to take care of animals, they too deserve our love and care :)”
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Following a backlash on the social media, the former T20 skipper, responding to the backlash, clarified that he did own the lion but his friend who also held the license. The 38-year-old added that his friend had only brought the lion over to his house for some hours, and he had put a chain around the animal as a protective measure.
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Sindh Wildlife Conservator Taj Muhammad Shaikh, who called for a probe into the incident, says the inquiry will be completed after Eid following which the appropriate course of action would be taken.
He also confirmed that the lion’s owner was not Afridi, but a man named Hassan Hussain. Nonetheless, he added, the department would probe why the lion was brought to Afridi’s house.
