Timber mafia leaves Jamshoro barren
Illegal cutting and transport of rare trees has intensified across Jamshoro district, including Kirthar National Park, according to a report. Police have registered four cases against 50 people this year.
JAMSHORO: Illegal cutting and trade of rare and valuable trees has increased across Jamshoro district, with tree felling being reported daily in more than 70 locations, including Kirthar National Park. The district has become a centre for the timber trade, with wood from rare species being transported openly out of the area in Suzuki vans, trucks, Datsuns, Mazdas and other vehicles.
The activity was especially widespread in Kirthar National Park and nearby areas falling under Bula Khan police station, including Ahmed Khan, Union Council Mol, Chichri, Sanghar, Karchat and Damach. Residents said the trade was continuing with the backing of a few influential people.
Other areas, including Manjhand, Sehwan, Sun, Jhangara Bajara and Amri, were also facing extensive tree cutting. Despite the scale of the deforestation and the existence of court orders, police action has remained limited.
Jamshoro police have registered only four cases against 50 people this year across four police stations. At Amri police station, Forest Department official Shabbir Ahmed named 28 people and five unidentified persons in a case related to cutting trees from forest land and transporting them in a Datsun.
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