Shakarparian | Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The picturesque Shakarparian in the federal capital has been left devastated after large-scale tree cutting activities, turning four patches of the area into a “bald and barren” land. This has sparked concerns and unrest among local residents and environmentalists alike. At the length of Shakarparian road, there was a thick forest. However, now trees have almost been completely removed from four patches of the area near Lok Virsa. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) stated that only paper mulberry trees were removed, which had been causing pollen allergy. However, it is hard to believe that there were all paper mulberry trees in the area. CDA says trees removed from the area were exclusively paper mulberry which were causing pollen allergy “I can’t believe that in this area there were overwhelming numbers of paper mulberry, may be there could be large numbers, but other species also existed. Now, this area is giving a look of a barren land,” said a citizen, Mohammad Kaleem. “If CDA is saying th...