KARACHI: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman said that environmental degradation had become a big challenge for the country.
She said that the developed countries had sown the seed of global warming and Pakistan was contributing only a little part to it. The minister said addressing the inaugural ceremony of a project at the Ghaghar forest in Steel Town.
Sindh Minister for Forest Taimur Talpur, Secretary of Forest Sindh Dr Badar Jameel Mandhro and others were also present on the occasion.
Sherry Rehman said that the national action plan and our other actions had no meaning if we do not care about nature. She deplored that human activities had damaged the environment.
She said that the land of the Sindh was in a bad condition and the province was not granted due share in the previous government. She said that she would not encroach upon any province’s due right and all the provinces would be given their due share.
Speaking on the 10 Billion Tsunami initiative, she said that it had not been stopped. She said that the Sindh had performed over 40 percent better in this programme. While urging the people, she said that it was everyone’s responsibility to protect the environment and use water judiciously.
She said that the Sindh and Balochistan provinces were facing water shortages and the federal minister for water Syed Khursheed Shah was working to resolve the problem.
‘I will make all-out efforts to stop the usage of plastic bags in Islamabad,’ she said adding that the plastic was thrown into the sea and was eaten by fish and eventually consumed by us.
She said that the habit of throwing plastic must be changed in our own interest. She advised the people to clean their surroundings to protect themselves.
She said that awareness of climate change played a vital role in protecting the environment. The minister termed the local government system the best one to overcome basic challenges.
While talking to media persons, later, Sherry Rehman said that the former Prime Minister Imran Khan left the country under the pile of loans. “We know that the people are worried about inflation and load shedding of electricity,” she said adding that they would not leave the people alone in this situation.
