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Tuesday July 08, 2025

Bid to smuggle timber foiled

By Our Correspondent
June 13, 2025
This representational image shows a large number of stems of trees. — Unsplash/File
This representational image shows a large number of stems of trees. — Unsplash/File

MANSEHRA: A joint team of the Forest Department and police on Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of illegally cut timber from local forests in the Oghi area.Jehanzeb Khan, a forester with the Agror-Tanawal Forest Range, told reporters that two pickup vehicles loaded with wooden beams were intercepted and seized during the operation.