Pakistan, July 18 -- The World Wildlife Fund (WWF-USA), the world's largest non-governmental environmental conservation organization, has lauded Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif for achieving a significant milestone in the protection of the endangered Indus River dolphin. WWF-USA described the establishment of the Panjnad Indus River Dolphin Sanctuary as a historic initiative aimed at conserving and increasing the population of the rare freshwater species.

WWF-USA welcomed the establishment of Punjab's first protected natural habitat dedicated to the conservation of the Indus River dolphin. The project to declare the sanctuary a protected area was initiated by Senior Provincial Minister Mariyum Aurangzeb on the directives of Chi...