Punjab forest department targets timber mafia in major crackdown

Punjab forest department targets timber mafia in major crackdown

Punjab’s Forest Department arrested the ringleader of a timber smuggling network in Khanpur after conducting a major operation against illegal deforestation, Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb said on Thursday. The operation was carried out under the environmental protection mission of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, who has directed strict action against the influential timber mafia, according to a statement issued by the departmen…