ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday termed it an honour for Pakistan to host the World Environment Day saying that it was during their KP government tenure when they decided to plant one billion saplings, ARY NEWS reported.
The prime minister Imran Khan was addressing the ceremony in Islamabad to commemorate World Environment Day in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the theme of ‘ecosystem restoration’ and focus on resetting our relationship with nature.
The program was also addressed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Yesterday while speaking to the United Nations session held virtually ahead of World Environment Day, Prime Minister Imran Khan said the billion tree program in Pakistan is part of that decade-long UN campaign.
We have planted a billion trees already and now our target is to plant at least 10 billion, said Prime Minister Khan whose theme this year is ‘Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.’
With new national parks designated to restore environmental protection, nine of which have been chalked out so far to protect forests said the Pakistani premier, wildlife protection will also be ensured.
Prime Minister Khan also talked about expanding areas for mangrove forests saying the due steps are being considered and taken for this end and reached out to the global community to play their respective roles for the environment and ecosystem protection.
The post Pakistan honoured to host World Environment Day: PM Imran Khan appeared first on ARY NEWS.
from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/3uRTIoI
0 comments:
Post a Comment