LAHORE: The Lahore Horticulture Agency (formerly the Parks and Horticulture Authority) has registered a case against unidentified suspects for chopping 14 grown trees in the Sultanpura (Chamra Mandi) area.

The case was lodged with the Misri Shah Police Station on complaint of the agency’s Zone-II area head Nasir Riaz.

According to the first information report (FIR), unidentified individuals cut down (conocarpus) trees in the area.

“This is in violation of the high court orders and the PHA Act-2012,” reads the FIR.

Punjab Horticulture Authority (PHA) Managing Director Ahmad Usman Javed directed the officials to ensure immediate plantation in the area where the trees were felled. He also instructed the zonal director to plant as many trees as possible in the available space.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2026