{"id":104141,"date":"2026-01-26T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/kmc-to-register-cases-against-tree-cutting-mayor-karachi\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:31:08","slug":"kmc-to-register-cases-against-tree-cutting-mayor-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/kmc-to-register-cases-against-tree-cutting-mayor-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"KMC to register cases against tree-cutting: Mayor Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-height:300px\">\n<p><strong>KARACHI: City Mayor Murtaza Wahab has decided to register case against cutting of trees while taking notice of the illegal tree cutting in the metropolis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mayor has directed the KMC horticulture department to register cases against the culprits involved in tree cutting in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTree cutting is a crime and no one will be allowed to remove the environment-friendly trees,\u201d Murtaza Wahab said.<\/p>\n<p>Those involved in tree cutting on KMC\u2019s roads will be tackled sternly, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Wahab said that his city administration is increasingly promoting tree plantation in Karachi. \u201cUrban forests are also being cultivated in parks under the KMC\u2019s mandate,\u201d Mayor added.<\/p>\n<p>After recent news reports about tree cutting in the metropolis, a KMC spokesman denied cutting of trees by the city authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe KMC has reported to the police about tree cutting,\u201d spokesman said. \u201cTrees have been slashed without permission of the KMC\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Those cutting trees in Gulshan Iqbal were not the KMC personnel, \u201cthe letter that surfaced belongs to the Gulshan Town\u201d, KMC clarified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: City Mayor Murtaza Wahab has decided to register case against cutting of trees while taking notice of the illegal tree cutting in the metropolis. 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