NAWABSHAH, Jan 30: The police on Wednesday booked 11 persons for burning trees in the forest near Daulatpur.

According to details, forest officer Mohammad Yunus Chandio had lodged an FIR with the Kishorpur police, stating that he, along with guards Haji Misri Dahri and Allah Wasayo Jamali, had gone to Nut Jagir No1 forests, located some two kilometres away from the police station and saw Urs Chandio, Abdul Jabbar Chandio, Yaqoob Chandio, Ali Mardan, Safar Jatoi, Soodo Jatoi and others, setting on fire 60 trees in compartments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

However, no arrest has so far been reported.

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...