 Following the ceasefire after the Kargil War, and based on mounting pressure to conserve the rare markhor wild goat, the Government of India, based on the Wildlife Trust of India, commissioned a new national park near Uri close to the Line of Control, the international jurisdiction boundary with Pakistan.It was created after the Kargil War and based on the increasing pressure to protect the endangered and rare markhor wild goat.After a recommendation of the Wildlife Trust of India, the Indian Government commissioned a new wildlife national park near the Line of Control in Uri, which is the international jurisdiction boundary with Pakistan.