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Forest Dept. personnel and land mafia had set fire to Shangla forest deliberately?

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M. M. ALAM

SHANGLA (KP): Inferno that commenced on Thursday (7th of December) evening in the Gandorai forests here has spread over 700 acres, unabated due to strong wind.

Fire that had annihilated forests (, a couple of houses and a mosque) worth millions of rupees in Bisham, Kormang Gandorai and Hawalai, is still spreading despite efforts of some 200 forest Dept. personnel to contain it.

Sources privy to Newspakistan.tv have insinuated that the blaze was not accidental or natural but was deliberately set by land & timber mafia with the collusion of Forest Dept. employees.

Locals, while  talking to Newspakistan.tv have urged that a thorough and transparent investigation needed to be carried out to figure out who did it? 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.