GOVERNMENT HUSH-HUSH APPROACH OVER TRANSFER OF FOREST FACES PUBLIC STIR- PAKISTAN

The decision made by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government over leasing of around 81,000 hectares (58 percent owned by locals, 35 percent disputed area and 7 percent owned by government) of forest area for 40 years to a UK based company has attracted public outrage. Locals claim that the deal has been kept secret and has urged government to cancel the agreement.  As per the agreement, government would receive £12 million and 20 percent share from carbon trading.
8 February
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