To introduce Chinese giant panda in Pakistan.

Giant panda (Ailuropodamelanoleuca) is one of the most critically endangered species in China. This species was evolved about 3 MYA (in early Pleistocene epoch) and was extensively dispersed from Zhoukoudian in China to northern Vietnam and northern Burma during the mid and late Pleistocene (Hu, 2001). In wild population, about 1500 individuals of giant pandas have been reported so far in China (Zhu et al., 2013). This species was extensively dispersed in southwestern China, but now it is limited to only six isolated mountain ranges, Xiaoxiangling (XXL), Qinling (QLI), Liangshan (LSH) Minshan (MSH), Qionglai (QLA), and Daxiangling (DXL) of Sichuan Province situated on the edge of the Tibetan plateau (Hu, 2001).The populations on these mountain ranges are isolated by numerous rivers (i.e., the Hanjiang, Minjiang, Jianglingjiang and Dadu rivers) and several roads (State Forestry Administration, 2006). Due to such isolated habitats, the giant panda population has been divided into groups (O’Brien et al. 1994; Loucks et al. 2001). These remote populations are facing a great threat of inbreeding depression, causing higher homozygosity in offspring. However, much exertion has been spent on the preservation of the species.