PESHAWAR, Jul 24 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, taking notice of news in a section of media about logging, on Wednesday imposed complete ban on transportation and procurement of wood.
The government has also constituted seven teams to check transportation of timber and to investigate issue of logging.
Meanwhile, anti-corruption department has also started probe into illegal cutting of forest reiterating that stern action would be taken against officials that were found involved in logging.
District Forest Officer Manshera has also been suspended for giving permission to cut trees despite a ban on forest cutting. The government has also banned transportation of timber to ascertain that whether the wood has been cut illegally or following the approved procedure.
