Fire becomes routine matter during summer season in forest of Kahuta.

RAWALPINDI -- During summer season, fire in the forest of Kahuta has become a routine matter and thousands of small plants of rare species, hundred precious trees, earth insects, animals and birds have been burnt to ashes.

Timber thieves has set a blaze in the woodlands of Khadiot, Kayral, Panjar, Baghar Sharif, Bayour, Khalol, Soan, Sohaa, Jaivera, Salamber, Manjhann, Nara and other surrounding areas since last some days.

Locals of the area while taking to reporter said that on one hand timber mafia fells thousand of trees in alleged connivance with the forest department while on the other every year thousands of precious trees were burnt to ashes but no concrete measures have been taken to control this menace on permanent basis.

The claimed that it was impossible for timber mafia to cut and smuggle woods without the support of the local authorities, including...