ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday directed the federal government and the provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab to submit reports about measures taken by them to stop blasting and tree felling at Margalla Hills.
A three-member SC bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh heard the suo-moto case regarding blasting and cutting of trees at Margalla hills.
Referring to a complaint of PTI chief Imran Khan regarding encroachments and felling of trees in Bani Gala, Islamabad, which was heard by the SC on Monday, Justice Azmat asked the KP advocate general as to whether Bani Gala fell in the jurisdiction of KP as he (AG) was concerned over violation of law there, but had no care for Margalla Hills.
He remarked that blasting and cutting of trees continued in the Margalla Hills, but the three governments including federal, Punjab and KP, had taken no action against the ‘mafia’ involved in the crime.
The court directed the three governments to submit reports about the steps taken by them to stop the illegal practice and adjourned the case for a week. (APP)