25 trees felled at Chakwal civil club amid alleged...

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•   CHAKWAL:  Flouting an order of the Lahore High Court, the district administration has cut down two dozen trees in the premises of the historic Civil Club Chakwal and started construction work for a proposed food court.
• He added that despite the court order, a tender notice was published on Sept 30 for installation of a container (cafe cabin) for a canteen at a food court in the name of MC Chakwal, without mentioning that the property belongs to Civil Club Chakwal.
• “We have started an inquiry into the cutting of the trees and strict action will be taken against those who committed this blunder.” Replying to a question regarding the stay order, he said the food court and service centre would be built on the land of the local government, not on the land of the club.

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CHAKWAL:  Flouting an order of the Lahore High Court, the district administration has cut down two dozen trees in the premises of the historic Civil Club Chakwal and started construction work for a proposed food court.

The move has raised eyebrows as the LHC had directed the administration in April last to maintain status quo during the hearing of a petition filed by the club president against sealing of the facility.

The district administration had sealed the club on April 22, throwing its furniture and other articles out of rooms, as it wanted to convert the premises into a food court and parking space. The move had left the club members in shock.

While the matter is still sub judice, the Chakwal administration floated a tender in an Urdu daily on Sept 30, inviting bids for installation of a container (cabin cafes) at a cost of Rs16.4 million and started construction work after cutting down the trees.