ISLAMABAD: A daylong plantation campaign titled ‘Plant for Pakistan’ is starting today with Prime Minister Imran Khan expected to inaugurate the drive by planting a sapling in the federal capital.
About 1.5 million trees will be planted under the campaign as part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government’s ten billion tree Tsunami 2018 drive.
During the campaign, people will be given free of cost saplings at one hundred and ninety distribution points across the country.
The purpose of the campaign is to encourage people, communities, organizations, business and industry, civil society and government to collectively plant trees, adviser to Prime Minister Malik Amin Aslam had said while chairing a meeting at the Ministry of Climate Change.
The day would also create awareness about benefits of forests and increasing greenery in big cities of the country, he added.
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