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SDPISustainable Development Policy InstituteTimber smuggled via Tarbela Lake;FC carries out raidPolice at Swabi Mera police station deceived FCDaily Shamal Abbottabad, June 22, 2010Swabi Mera (Shamal Correspondent) FC raided rightat the time when timber was being smuggled throughTarbela Lake. However the police at Swabi Merapolice station deceived FC and the smugglers managedto smuggle the timber. According to sources FCcordoned off the area near Tarbela Lake to catchtimber smuggler gang and launched a raid but a fewblack sheep in the police informed the smugglersbefore time and the smugglers slipped out of FC’shands. The FC continued its operation in the area allnight but all its efforts remained futile. The fact thatthe smugglers were able to transport timber in thepresence of FC personnel shows that the smugglersalready had information about the cordon. Thesmugglers passed through the area under thejurisdiction of Swabi Mera police station. People ofthe area have demanded that a grand operation shouldbe launched against the timber mafia. They demandedthat the police officials who collaborate with thesmugglers should also be held accountable.Saran, DFO is playing important role for protection offorests: people of the areaDaily Shamal Abbottabad, June 24, 2010Jabori (Shamal Correspondent)DFO Saran has proved his honestyand efficiency by controllingtimber smugglers and collecting750,000 rupees in fine. Theseviews were expressed by thepeople of Saran Valley whilespeaking at the Press Club inJabori. They said that after theappointment of DFO SaranMohammad Aijaz Qadir forestsare being protected and timbersmugglers have gone in hiding.Thousands of feet of marked timber might be lost inHazara forestsForests are suffering losses worth millions of rupees due to negligence of forest conservatorDaily Shamal Abbottabad, June 28, 2010Gurmang Bala (ShamalCorrespondent) Due to negligenceof the forest conservator in Hazarait is feared that millions of rupeeswill be lost. Thousands of feet ofdry wood and marked trees arelikely to be wasted. According tothe details thousands of feet of drywood and windfall timber is lyingin Hazara forests. In a number offorests it has already been marked.For example in Jabori documentsare long awaiting approval fromthe conservator. The people of thearea have demanded that thepresent conservator should beposted out and the senior-mostofficial Sardar Sultan Ahmadshould be appointed conservator inHazara area.Shergarh: Reckless cutting of forests;Inquiry launched against five officials including foresterDaily Shamal Abbottabad, June 28, 2010Oghi (Shamal Correspondent)Departmental inquiry has beeninitiated against five forestofficials including a forester inShergarh range on charges ofreckless cutting of forests andsmuggling of wood. ADFO Rangein-charge Manzoor Ahmed hasPakistan Forest Digest Vol. 1, No. 1, April – June, 2010
SDPISustainable Development Policy Institutebeen made responsible for theinquiry.Three years ago forests wererecklessly cut in Sher Garh range.It appeared that the forests werecut due to negligence of the forestofficials. Manzoor Ahmed hasinitiated inquiry against fiveofficials. Forest guardMohammad Sher Bahadur andRiyaz Mohammad have beenquestioned and theirstatements have beenrecorded.Rawalpindi Administration should take measures tomake the city green: Sanaullah AkhtarDaily Jang Rawalpindi, June 28, 2010Rawalpindi (Jang News) Presidentof Al-Akhuwwat, a welfareorganization, Sanaullah Akhtar hassaid that the Rawalpindiadministration should beautify thecity and plant trees to make itgreen. He demanded this in ameeting of his organization.Mohammad Tariq Ali, NisarChaudhry, T M Jan, Shafqat Rana,Zafar Iqbal, Abu Aziz, MahmoodAkhtar Malik, Arif Saeed Butt,Tahir Pervez Khaksar and DrAkmal Niaz attended the meeting.They demanded that theadministration should plant treesalong the highways like MurreeRoad. They also said that treesshould be planted in governmentbuildings, schools, and hospitals.Ghazi, police allowed truck loaded with timber to passwithout informing forest departmentDaily Mashriq, Peshawar, June 28, 2010Ghazi (Mashriq Correspondent)The police allowed a containerloaded with timber to go withoutinformation to the forestdepartment. The container wascaught two days ago. Thecontainer was loaded with timberworth millions of rupees. On a tipoff from the media Police hadimpounded container number P884in Ghazi and it was said that thecontainer was carrying illegaltimber. When the container wasopened high value timber wasfound in it which was beingsmuggled to Punjab via Ghazi.Later the timber was shifted toother vehicles and the smugglersmanaged to smuggle it.Pakistan Forest Digest Vol. 1, No. 1, April – June, 2010
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