Margalla Road opposite sector F-6 and ending at the Pir Sohawa Road. Environmental conservation The ecology of Margallas faces threats from quarrying by stone-crushing plants, deforestation, illegal encroachments, and buildings, and poachers. Crush plants situated around the hills near Taxila are busy eroding the hills for extracting building material. Deforestation is resulting from fires and illegal felling of trees. Margalla Hills Society The Margalla Hills Society was established in 1989. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan The WWF-Pakistan's 'Green School Programme', in collaboration with the Capital Development Authority (CDA), carries out 'Eco-Adventure Activities' on the Margalla hills to raise awareness in the school children regarding the conservation of natural environment and about the importance of being environmentally responsible. Events On 28 July 2010, Airblue Flight 202 crashed in the Margalla Hills. On 6 January 2012, snowfall over Margalla Hills. On 11 February 2016, snowfall over Margalla Hills. Places in Margalla Hills Daman-e-Koh Pir Sohawa Shahdara, Islamabad See also Margalla Hills National Park Birds of Islamabad Airblue Flight 202 Faisal Mosque References Hill stations in Pakistan Hills of Pakistan Landforms of Islamabad Climbing areas of Pakistan Mountain ranges of the Himalayas Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests