After a stinging rebuke from the court and international outrage, the Islamabad zoo is being replaced by a National park. Does this mark the beginning of a better life for the animals inside? Mariam Wardak tells you more.

South Asia Diary: Pakistan revamps notorious Islamabad zoo

Officials and well-wishers gathered at Islamabad Zoo on Monday (November 23) for a farewell party for Pakistan's lonely elephant Kaavan before he sets off for a new life in Cambodia this week.

Pakistan's lonely elephant set for new life with herd in Cambodia

She first became aware of 29-year-old Kavaan's plight when pictures showed him chained, with a dilapidated shed and a small dirty pond

I got you babe: Cher moved by lonely, chained elephant in Pakistan

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South Asia Diary: Pakistan revamps notorious Islamabad zoo

Pakistan's lonely elephant set for new life with herd in Cambodia

I got you babe: Cher moved by lonely, chained elephant in Pakistan