ABBOTTABAD: The PHC`s Abbottabad Bench on Friday imposed ban on constructions in Ayubia National Park here, and reserved forests of Kaghan in Mansehra.

The additional advocate generalhasbeenappointed as the focal person to ensure implementation of the orders.

The court took immediate notice of petitions filed by president of the High Court Bar Association, Abbottabad, Sardar Aman Advocate, Kiran Ayub Tanoli Advocate, and Tipu Sultan Advocate.

One of the petitions challenged the agreement to lease land within Ayubia National Park to a private company.

National and international laws bar commercial activities and construction of multi-story buildings in the reserved forests. The Wildlife Act of 1997 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Act of 2015 clearly outline these prohibitions, which have been blatantly violated in Ayubia National Park with rampant tree cutting. APP