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FIR against Karachi company for allegedly chopping 70 trees
The Sindh Government has filed an FIR against a Karachi based construction company after 70 trees lining a greenbelt along Shaheed-i-Millat road were cut down on April 3.
Karachi: The Sindh Government has filed an FIR against a Karachi based construction company after 70 trees lining a greenbelt along Shaheed-i-Millat road were cut down on April 3.
The incident comes as Karachi braces for another searing summer a year after a scorching heatwave claimed the lives of over 1,300 people in Sindh, with most of the deaths taking place in the metropolis, reports Dawn.
KMC Deputy Director Nadeem Ahmad registered FIR 120/2016 on April 8 against a manager of the Gohar Group of Companies and others accused under Sections 379, 427 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code read with offences under the Sindh Local Government Act 2013 in the Ferozabad Police Station.
Karachi Commissioner Asif Hyder Shah said the administration is already running a campaign against environmental degradation and the act of cutting down grown trees is a blow to the environment.
He denied the involvement of any KMC official in the activity.
Earlier in February, Karachi witnessed its hottest day of the month in over two decades as the mercury topped 36.5 degrees Celsius.
Pakistan was susceptible to the 'urban heat island' effect.
This phenomenon refers to cities or metropolitan areas that are significantly warmer than their surrounding rural areas due to human activities such as industrial and commercial functions.
