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ISLAMABAD: About 80 to 90 per cent of fires in the Margalla Hills National Park are the work of residents of surrounding villages, Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWWB) Chairperson Rina Saeed Khan told Dawn on Saturday. Every summer the Capital Development Authority (CDA) inducts nearly 400 villagers on daily wages to patrol and spot forest fires. “But those who are not inducted, …

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