Lahore, Jan. 5 -- Lahore's historic Nasir Bagh, one of the city's last remaining green public spaces, continues to suffer extensive damage amid delays in judicial proceedings, raising serious concerns among environmentalists and civil society groups.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), along with several environmental and citizens' organisations, has warned that continued court inaction is enabling irreversible environmental and cultural loss.

According to a joint statement issued by the HRCP and allied groups, the Lahore High Court has yet to nominate a judge to hear an urgent writ petition challenging the conversion of a portion of Nasir Bagh into an underground parking plaza.

The petitioners argue that the project threat...