1975: Rasheed Jamshed becomes the first markhor trophy hunter

1983: A trophy hunting scheme is formally launched. Foreign hunters invited

1990: Germany and the UK move a case at CITES to ban export of markhor trophy to prevent its poaching and extinction. Pakistan says the fears are unfounded. CITES puts markhor in Appendex-1. Trophy hunting halts

1992: NWFP government prepares conservation plan with communities

1996: Pakistan asks for a repeal of the ban as conservation had increased the number of markhors. CITES conference at Harare allows trophy hunting, sanctioning six hunting permits per year

2002: At the CITES conference in Chile, Pakistan asks for increasing the number of trophy hunting permits. The number is raised from six per year to 12 per year.