Restaurant Sealed For Illegal Construction, Tree Cutting

Islamabad : Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Islamabad and Chief Commissioner Office Islamabad on Tuesday sealed off the popular, Monal Restaurant, located in Margalla Hills for illegal tree cutting for its expansive construction activities.

The Climate Change Ministry media focal person, Muhammad Saleem, said that it was brought to the notice of the Prime Minister’s Advisor Malik Amin Aslam that illegal construction activities for expansion of the Monal restaurant were going on for a few days and initiated by the management of the restaurant, which led to a significant loss of tree cover and land degradation in its vicinity.

“Taking serious notice of the illegal construction activities and tree cutting, the advisor Malik Amin Aslam on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency Islamabad (Pak-EPA Islamabad) to take legal action against the culprits,” he told media.