Pakistan, Oct. 15 -- For years, Rano, a brown bear at Karachi Zoo, lived behind metal bars, far from the forests where she truly belongs. Her story became a symbol of how animals suffer in cages built for human entertainment. But this week, her fate finally changed.

The Sindh High Court ordered the zoo to move Rano to a wildlife sanctuary within 48 hours, ending her long misery. The case began when animal rights activist Jude Allen Pereira filed a petition, saying Rano was kept in cruel conditions that broke Pakistan's laws on animal welfare.

During the hearing, Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro expressed anger at the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) for allowing the bear to suffer for so long.

"How could you keep a speechless anima...