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Pakistan has 36 national parks (Urdu: پاکستان کے نیشنل پارک). As of 2012, 25 of these are under supervision of respective provincial governments and remaining are in private care. Only some of these are under the conservation scope of International Union for Conservation of Nature. Protection and conservation of the environment of Pakistan was included in the concurrent constitution of 1973. As a result, Environment Protection Ordinance was enacted in 1983, which was mainly regulated by the Environment and Urban Affairs Division. Later, a new system of 'Modern Protected Areas' legislation began at the provincial level which assigned the protected areas with designations such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and game reserves. Further recommendations of the national parks of the Indomalayan realm were highlighted in the IUCN review of 1986. Nevertheless, the development of national parks was mainly carried out by National Conservation Strategy of 1992. Due to more awareness about their importance in conservation of biodiversity, 10 national parks have been established during the time period from 1993 to 2005.

According to the 'Modern Protected Areas' legislation, a national park is a protected area set aside by the government for the protection and conservation of its outstanding scenery and wildlife in a natural state. It is accessible to public for research, education and recreation. In order to promote public use, construction of roads and rest houses is permitted. Use of firearms, polluting water, cleaning of land for cultivation, destruction of wildlife is banned in these areas.

The oldest national park is Lal Suhanra in Bahawalpur District, established in 1972. It is also the only biosphere reserve of Pakistan. Lal Suhanra is the only national park established before the independence of the nation in August 1947. The main purpose of this area was to protect the wildlife of Cholistan Desert. Central Karakoram in Gilgit-Baltistan is currently the largest national park in the country, spanning over a total approximate area of 1,390,100 hectares (3,435,011.9 acres). The smallest national park is the Ayubia, covering a total approximate area of 3,312 hectares (8,184.1 acres).

National Parks of Pakistan

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Ayub Ayubia Broghil Valley Central Karakorum Chinji Chitral Gol Deosai Deva Vatala Ghamot Gurez Hazarganji-Chiltan Hingol K2 Kala Chitta Khunjerab Kirthar Lal Suhanra Lulusar-Dudipatsar Machiara Margalla Hills Murree-Kotli Sattian-Kahuta Pir Lasura Poonch River Mahaseer Quramber Saiful Muluk Shandur-Hundrap Sheikh Badin Toli Pir Region key Islamabad Capital Territory Azad Kashmir Balochistan Gilgit–Baltistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Sindh

National parks

Pictures

• Baltoro glacier is found in Central Karakoram National Park
• Plain of Deosai National Park
• Mud volcano in Hingol National Park
• Lulusar at Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park
• Dudipatsar at Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park
• Lake Saiful Muluk at Saiful Muluk National Park
• Toli Pir at Rawalakot
• Cold water spring of Kirthar National Park

See also

• Protected areas of Pakistan

References

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v t e Protected areas of Pakistan
National parks	Ayub Ayubia Broghil Valley Central Karakoram Chinji Chitral Gol Deosai Deva Vatala Fairy Meadows Gumot Hazarganji-Chiltan Hingol Kala Chitta Kamal Ban Khunjerab Kirthar Lal Suhanra Lulusar-Dodipat Machiara Malakandi Margalla Hills Nizampur Panjal Mastan Saiful Muluk Shandur Sheikh Badin Tolipir Manglot
Wildlife sanctuaries	Astore Bajwat Baltistan Chashma Lake Cholistan Chumbi Surla Deh Akro Hub Dam Lehri Nature Park Naltar Nara Desert Rann of Kutch Ras Koh Taunsa Barrage Ziarat Juniper
Wetlands of Pakistan	Astola Island Chashma Barrage Chinna Creek Deh Akro Drigh Lake Rann of Kutch Haleji Lake Hawke's Bay Beach Hingol River Hub Dam Indus River Delta Jiwani Coastal Wetland Jubho Lagoon Keti Bandar Khanpur Dam Keenjhar Lake Miani Hor Ormara Turtle Beaches Rasul Barrage Rawal lake Sandspit Beach Tanda Dam Taunsa Barrage Thanedar Wala Uchhali Complex
Natural monuments	Bazar Caves Chandragup Chitarwata Formation Hingol Mud Volcano Kashmir Smast Paradise Point
Forests	Ziarat Juniper Forest Changa Manga Forest Chichawatni Plantation Lashari wala Forest
Biosphere reserves	Lal Suhanra Ziarat Juniper Forest

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