LHC orders to stop cutting of trees to set up housing societies
National
January 22, 2021
MULTAN: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan Thursday ordered for stopping cutting of trees in Multan city for setting up new housing societies.
While presiding over a meeting at the LHC Multan Bench, he reviewed his past orders, issued for the uplift of Multan. He expressed satisfaction over implementation of the orders and asked for stopping tree felling for setting up housing colonies, and taking legal action against builders involved in tree cutting. The LHC CJ said they had a responsibility to make country pollution-free for the next generations. “No one can be allowed to pollute the natural environment,” he warned.