Pakistan, June 25 -- Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly was Monday informed that there was ban on cutting of green trees in the state.

Neither permit for cutting of green trees was being issued nor it was allowed by government, said AJK minister for forests Sardar Mir Akbar Khan during question hours in the house with Speaker in the chair.

The minister said severe action wss taken against those in unlawful cutting of the green tree in any part of the State. He said on social media some elements upload false news. He said if anyone has any witness of cutting of green trees in any part of the state he should bring it to my notice so that appropriate action could be taken against him. He said forests are national wealth so it ...