Pakistan has launched its first-ever National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, a ten-year framework aimed at reversing sharp declines in shark populations in the country's waters. Announced by Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, the plan will target illegal finning, bycatch reduction, and habitat protection through measures including shark sanctuaries, mangrove restoration, and mandatory fins-naturally-attached policies, with an estimated $3.8–5 million allocated for its first five years. The move is significant given that shark landings in Pakistan fell by more than 85 percent over the past five decades — a steeper decline than the global average — and brings the country into closer alignment with the Food and Agriculture Organisation's international shark conservation guidelines.