Dadu, Aug. 17 -- Rampant tree-cutting in the riverbed areas of Dadu district in Pakistan's Sindh has triggered public protests, The Express Tribune reported.

On Saturday, citizens gathered on the Dadu-Johi road to raise their voices against the unauthorised logging, with lawyers, journalists, political activists, and NGO workers joining the demonstration, according to The Express Tribune.

The newspaper quoted Advocate Muhammad Yaqoob Rustamani as saying that widespread, unauthorised logging is underway in Kaacho. "The mafia is fearlessly chopping wood for monetary gains while government officials are silently spectating," he told The Express Tribune. Protesters further alleged that more than 100 trees had been felled and transported thr...