The ongoing tree-cutting drive by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been put on hold by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The court on Thursday issued notices to the CDA, Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pepa) and the Ministry of Climate Change, seeking a clause-wise response and detailed report from all parties on the petition by February 2. IHC’s Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro’s order came during a plea filed by a citizen Muhammad Naveed Ahmed on the said matter.
