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Protest against cutting of Forest at Shandor Public Forum.
CHITRAL: Shandor Awami Adalat (Public Forum & protest public meeting)
was held at Ayun valley some 22 KM from here under auspices of
Muhammad Ali Mujahid Editor of a monthly Magazine (Shandor) and Saifur
Rehman Aziz chief editor of an online paper from Chitral
(chitraltimes.com). During the public forum a protest public meeting
was also held under the chair of Ghulam Hazrat Advocate president
District Bar Association Chitral. Addressing to the protest meeting
the speakers said that brutality cutting of forest is causing for
polluting environment of the area as well as tremendous flood and
natural calamity. They said that we raised a voice against cutting of
forest but local administration lodged FIR against the innocent people
under Anti Terrorism Act (7ATA) and former UC Nazim Rahmat Elahi is
still in Temergara Jail as prisoner. They said that Timber Mafia
involved in eradicating of forest from the valley which will bring
disaster for next generation and mountains of the valley will remain
barren. Timber contractor pay rupees 200 to local royalty holders per
foot but they selling this precious timber of Deodar at 4500 per foot
at Chakdara which is totally injustice. Rate of royalty holders must
be increased they added. They alleged the government agencies for
ignoring the valley because there is no facility for inhabitants of
the valley. There is acute shortage of Doctors, health professionals,
Teachers in hospital and schools of the valley while roads have big
ditches in its middle. People of this valley are deprived from basic
amenities and fundamental rights & facilities. They urged on local
administration to compensate them by kicking off infrastructure and
uplifting schemes in the valley. The speakers also demanded immediate
banning of forest cutting and offer for table talk and dialogue with
local administration for solving this issue.
They alleged forest department for their apathy and wood (timber) of
million rupees were gutted in Achangoal forest last month but no
action was taken against the defaulter. It means that forest
department also involve in this gang. The anger protestors alleged a
local contractor involving in timber smuggling and using hundreds of
feet timber for constructions of boats while local people are issuing
permit only for 60 feet despite that they deserving for hundreds of
feet. Those who spoke on the occasion were Subadar Muhammad,
Muhammad Mujeeb, Fazlur Rehman, Muhammad Ali Mujahid, Ghulam Hazrat
Advocate and other. At last the shandor Awami Adalt cum public form
and protest public meeting was disbursed with praying words of Qazi
Yakhya. A large number of people belonging to all walks of life
participated in the public forum.
G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No
0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572,
03159698446, 03469002167
email: gulhamad@gmail.com
Chitral photos
Protest against cutting of Forest at Shandor Public Forum.
CHITRAL: Shandor Awami Adalat (Public Forum & protest public meeting)
was held at Ayun valley some 22 KM from here under auspices of
Muhammad Ali Mujahid Editor of a monthly Magazine (Shandor) and Saifur
Rehman Aziz chief editor of an online paper from Chitral
(chitraltimes.com). During the public forum a protest public meeting
was also held under the chair of Ghulam Hazrat Advocate president
District Bar Association Chitral. Addressing to the protest meeting
the speakers said that brutality cutting of forest is causing for
polluting environment of the area as well as tremendous flood and
natural calamity. They said that we raised a voice against cutting of
forest but local administration lodged FIR against the innocent people
under Anti Terrorism Act (7ATA) and former UC Nazim Rahmat Elahi is
still in Temergara Jail as prisoner. They said that Timber Mafia
involved in eradicating of forest from the valley which will bring
disaster for next generation and mountains of the valley will remain
barren. Timber contractor pay rupees 200 to local royalty holders per
foot but they selling this precious timber of Deodar at 4500 per foot
at Chakdara which is totally injustice. Rate of royalty holders must
be increased they added. They alleged the government agencies for
ignoring the valley because there is no facility for inhabitants of
the valley. There is acute shortage of Doctors, health professionals,
Teachers in hospital and schools of the valley while roads have big
ditches in its middle. People of this valley are deprived from basic
amenities and fundamental rights & facilities. They urged on local
administration to compensate them by kicking off infrastructure and
uplifting schemes in the valley. The speakers also demanded immediate
banning of forest cutting and offer for table talk and dialogue with
local administration for solving this issue.
They alleged forest department for their apathy and wood (timber) of
million rupees were gutted in Achangoal forest last month but no
action was taken against the defaulter. It means that forest
department also involve in this gang. The anger protestors alleged a
local contractor involving in timber smuggling and using hundreds of
feet timber for constructions of boats while local people are issuing
permit only for 60 feet despite that they deserving for hundreds of
feet. Those who spoke on the occasion were Subadar Muhammad,
Muhammad Mujeeb, Fazlur Rehman, Muhammad Ali Mujahid, Ghulam Hazrat
Advocate and other. At last the shandor Awami Adalt cum public form
and protest public meeting was disbursed with praying words of Qazi
Yakhya. A large number of people belonging to all walks of life
participated in the public forum.
G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No
0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572,
03159698446, 03469002167
email: gulhamad@gmail.com