The operation was a joint effort between the Wildlife Department and the Parks Department.

The cub is only two-and-a-half-months old.

According to officials, the cub was illegally sold for 250,000 rupees. Wildlife officials stated that the cub was recovered from Naz Bar Nala in the Yasin Valley of Gilgit.

After the rescue, the cub was transferred to a snow leopard rehabilitation camp in the Naltar Valley. The three individuals involved in the illegal possession of the cub are now in custody.