The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Punjab, KP and Islamabad Capital Territory administration to submit a comprehensive report after defining territorial limitation of Margalla Hills National Park. Resuming the hearing of suo motu on cutting of trees of Margalla hills and Lora (KP) by the stone crushing mafia, a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali hinted that the court shall take severe action against those involved in showing negligence over 80 per cent illegal stone crushing in the Margalla Hills.
During the course of the hearing, Additional Attorney General for Pakistan Waqar Rana clarified that the SUPARCO has provided satellite imagery of the Margalla Hills free of cost saying the SUPARCO has extended all possible cooperation within a short span of time. Rana requested the court to grant two weeks time for examination of the satellite imagery of the Margalla Hills.
The Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali remarked that during the last three years Margalla Hills were destroyed for stone crushing, adding that unfortunately responsible persons remained silent over the illegal activity for their vested interests. Seeking a report from the Punjab and KP provinces, the bench also asked the ICT administration to submit report in the matter and adjourned the hearing till first week of the August.