{"id":16105,"date":"2026-01-14T07:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/01\/14\/minister-shakarparian-trees-replacement\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:37:21","slug":"minister-shakarparian-trees-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/01\/14\/minister-shakarparian-trees-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Oversees Shakarparian Trees Replacement Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Federal Minister for MOCC&amp;EC Dr. Musadik Malik<\/strong> visited Shakarparian within the Margalla Hills National Park to review removal of paper mulberry trees and the simultaneous planting of native species. The minister examined sites where cutting and replacement work is underway and stressed that operations must follow scientific criteria.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Malik said the programme is being carried out on scientific grounds and that public hearings are essential before any major change. He emphasised transparency and community consultation as part of the process to manage Shakarparian trees and surrounding green areas.<\/p>\n<p>The minister warned that any negligence or deviation from approved plans will invite action, underlining the government&#8217;s commitment to protect Islamabad&#8217;s greenery. Authorities overseeing the field work were instructed to document progress and ensure native saplings replace removed paper mulberry trees.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the plan, the government has committed to planting three new trees for every one removed, a measure intended to strengthen urban afforestation and restore local biodiversity. The focus on native species and public engagement aims to secure long-term benefits for Shakarparian trees and residents of Islamabad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal minister inspects Shakarparian trees plan with native species planted three per removal; public hearings will guide Islamabad afforestation actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}