Karachi: The government of Pakistan's Balochistan province was today forced to step in after a controversy over the visit of a Saudi prince and his delegation to apparently hunt the endangered Houbara Bustard.

The Adviser to Balochistan's Chief Minister on Forest and Wild Life, Obaidullah Jan Babat told reporters that the Saudi delegation led by Prince Fahad Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz were in the province to review development projects.