LAHORE: Unesco has asked Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) Director General Kamran Lashari to address concerns of the city`s civil society about failure of the authority to protect national heritage, grandeur, custom and beauty of Lahore.

In a letter written to Mr Lashari, Unesco-Pakistan Director Ms Vibeke Jenson says the walled city is of immense cultural and historic importance and the revival and maintenance of its heritage and architecture according to the relevant conventions and legislations is highly important.

Advocate Azhar Siddique, who represents civil society in cases against Orange Line Metro Train, and some others wrote a letter of complaint to Unesco highlighting failure of the WCLA to discharge its responsibilities.

Ms Jenson asks Mr Lashari to address grievances shown in the complaint and keep Unesco updatedinthisregard.

The lawyers in their joint complaint to the international organisation question non-compliance of the Walled City Authority Act, 2012, malfunction in formulating the rules and regulations, illegal construction of commercial buildings in walled city and misuse of donation of billions of rupees from the World Bank.