Man held, timber smuggling bid foiled
Forest Magistrate, Additional Assistant Commissioner-3 Amin Al-Hassan while taking notice of chopping the trees in the forest of Lingal UC Palak on Friday foiled a timber smuggling bid, arrested a man and seized a huge quantity of timber.
The district administration took notice of the deforestation within the limits of Lingal Forest in the jurisdiction of Donga Gali Police Station, found more than 8 trees chopped on the spot.
Additional Assistant Commissioner-3 Amin Al-Hassan registered an FIR against the man at Donga Gali police station and arrested him.
Speaking on the occasion, the AAC said that they would not spare anyone involved in destroying the precious forests of the country and strict action would be taken against them. “We have handed over the smuggled timber to the Forest Department and ordered an inquiry to bring the suspect before the court of law,” he added.
The district administration also requested the citizens to inform them about their views regarding deforestation.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2022.