evidence: On April 22, a critically ill 17 year old African elephant Noor Jehan, ailing in pain at the Karachi zoo succumbed to her critical condition. But two days later, Sri Lankan authorities have reportedly agreed to gift two female elephants to Pakistan. Speaking to local media, Pakistan’s Honorary Consul General Yasin Joyia said that a request for the elephants has been sent to the Sri Lankan High Commission and that Sri Lanka will be sending two elephants, one for the Karachi zoo and one for Lahore. [...] Pakistan has proven time and again to be ill-equipped both in terms of resources and knowledge to meet the complex needs of elephants. Saheli Menika, an elephant sent from Sri Lanka to Pakistan in 1991 died an agonizing and prolonged death at just 23 years of age. Kaavan, an elephant sent from Sri Lanka in 1985 was transferred to a sanctuary in Cambodia as per the orders of the Pakistani courts after hearing extensive evidence of his unsuitable living conditions and poor quality care. It is therefore inconceivable that the Honorary Consul General would consider sending further Sri Lankan elephants to Pakistan to suffer a similar fate. Elephants are sentient beings that cannot be considered and ‘gifted’ as objects under any circumstances. We would request Sri Lankan authorities to reconsider this request and to not send more elephants to Pakistan to suffer untimely deaths," the statement read.