Table III - History of Khunjerab National Park, Mountain Protected Areas in Pakistan: The Case of the National Parks

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Table III - History of Khunjerab National Park
Date	Private Property Regime	State Propety Regime	Community Property Regime
Prior to late 18th century	n/a	n/a	Kirghiz and Wakhi share pasture usage.
Late 18th century to 1974	Mir of Hunza allocates grazing rights to local communities and controls hunting and trade with China.	n/a	Mir of Hunza's shepherds and local communities share usage for grazing.
1974	n/a	Hunza State merges into Pakistan.	n/a
1975 Apr 29	n/a	Khunjerab National Park declared.	n/a
1975	n/a	Conservator of Forests, Northern Areas makes oral agreement with villagers using Khunjerab pastures to provide Rs. 5,000 per household per annum as compensation for loss of pasture rights in Khunjerab National Park.	n/a
1986	n/a	n/a	KKH opens for foreigners over Khunjerab Pass.
1988	n/a	Directorate of Khunjerab National Park established.	n/a
1989 Jun	n/a	International workshop on the management planning of Khunjerab National Park recommends strict enforcement of ban on grazing in Khunjerab Pass core area.	n/a
1990 Aug 4	n/a	n/a	Temporary injunction issued against government interfering in grazing rights of villages (Sost, Nazimabad, Sartez, Gircha, Jamalabad, Morkhun, Galapan) until civil suit is settled.
1990 Oct 15	n/a	n/a	Court of Civil Judge 1st class No. I, Gilgit orders all parties to maintain status quo as of summer 1989 (Civil Case File No. 64 of 1990).
1991 May	n/a	Khunjerab Security Force evicts all shepherds from Khunjerab Pass core area.	n/a
1992 Jan 5	n/a	n/a	Agreement between local communities and Northern Areas administration to jointly manage park, share revenue, and provide employment for local communities.

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