Leopard spotted strolling near Islamabad's Daman-e-Koh

ISLAMABAD: A leopard was caught on camera strolling on road near Islamabad’s scenic hilly area of Daman-e-Koh.

The video captured and shared on social media by a citizen said to be returning from the capital’s breathtaking tourist attraction has gone viral. It shows the big cat venturing onto the road from the closeby forest of Margallah Hills.

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Officials of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board confirmed the animal spotted in the video belongs to Margalla Hills National Park and cautioned citizens to be careful while travelling to Daman-e-Koh and Pirsohawa at night.

In July, two people had suffered wounds when a leopard assaulted them in a suburb of Murree. The big cat attacked them when they travelling on a motorcycle in the Kaldina suburban area of the capital, inflicting injuries on both of them.

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The injured identified as Murad Ali, a resident of the Sindhian village, and Muddasir Abbasi, a resident of Satra Meel, put up resistance, forcing the leopard to flee, according to reports.