PESHAWAR: The senior special magistrate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has issued an arrest warrant for a spokesperson of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
The warrant, issued by the court of Special Magistrate M. Sardar Asif, directs police in Bhara Kahu to arrest M. Ali Khan Saif of PTI for violating the Preservation of Landscape Ordinance 1966, CDA Ordinance 1960, and CDA Environment Protection Regulation 2008.
According to the challan filed against the spokesperson, he is accused of being involved in anti-environment activities at the revenue estate of Shahdara in CDA’s Zone III, despite warnings from area staff.
However, the spokesperson has expressed surprise at the issuance of the arrest warrant for a case related to environmental law violations that he claims he was never informed about.
According to a statement from the KP government spokesperson, his legal team will handle the case.
