Pakistan Youtuber ordered to make animal welfare videos for owning lion

Court orders Rajab Butt to produce one video a month for a year after he was given cub as wedding gift.

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Rajab Butt, who has 5.6 million subscribers, was pictured with the cub after he was given it at his wedding last month by the owner of another YouTube channel.

Under a community service order, Mr Butt has been ordered to produce a five-minute video per month for a year to educate his audience.

The cub has been moved to the Lahore Safari Zoo by authorities and named Bhatti.

In a statement, Mr Butt said he regretted accepting the cub and acknowledged that "keeping wild animals in such circumstances is inappropriate".

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