ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will on Monday (today) visit the Nowshera district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) where he will launch an olive plantation campaign.
During his visit, the prime minister will be briefed about the olive plantation and he will also address an event. The olive plantation is part of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme. The federal government has prioritised olive cultivation in order to make prosper and help to save foreign exchange.
In February, Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched the 2021 spring tree plantation drive after planting a sapling in Islamabad. Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam briefed the prime minister regarding the spring tree plantation drive and presented the recommendations for the spots to initiate the plantation campaign.
While addressing the ceremony, PM Khan praised the climate change adviser and his team for starting the spring tree plantation campaign. He said that they are bringing a positive change in mindset and future generations must change their lifestyle.
He said that it is our responsibility to determine the losses and benefits the young generations could face in the next 20 years. The hazards of deforesting could be easily seen in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab.
He said that Lahore and Peshawar were called garden cities but now children and elderly citizens are most affected by the pollution there. He added that environmental pollution is reducing the life span of a human being up to 11 years in Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar.
He said that 70 percent of trees were cut down in Lahore during the last 20 years. The government spotted 50 localities to establishing urban forests in the next 10 years in Lahore.
PM Khan said that tree plantation will be launched on 20 more sites of the federal capital and urged the youth to play their role efficiently for the betterment of the country’s future.
The government will promote eco-friendly steps along with youth, however, all nationals should also step forward to make efforts for the improvement of the environment, he added.
The premier said that planting trees and establishing forests is our need to secure the country’s future as Pakistan is among 10 countries facing extreme dangers of climate change.
It is our target to plant 10 billion trees in Pakistan after completing the plantation of 1 billion trees across the country by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), he said.
