Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday planted a sapling at main lawn of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad as part of 'Clean and Green' drive of the government. On the occasion, the minister held special prayer for security of Pakistan and innocent Muslims of Occupied Kashmir.
Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, Special Secretary Moazzam Ahmad and other senior officials of the ministry were also present. Meanwhile, Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar said that saplings are being planted to achieve the target of increasing forest in the country. We are determined in making Pakistan green, he added.
The police, MCI and the CDA also took part in the campaign. The chief minister, in a statement, said, "Plant for Pakistan" was a movement, being run under Prime Minister Imran Khan to turn the land into Pakistan green. Back in the month of September 2018, a tree plantation campaign titled 'Plant for Pakistan' was launched across the country.
Prime Minister Imran Khan had formally launched the drive by planting a sapling in Haripur district. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mehmood Khan was also present on the occasion. He said 10 billion saplings will be planted across the country in order to make Pakistan green and verdant over a period of five years.
The purpose of the campaign is to encourage people, communities, organisations, business and industry, civil society and government to collectively plant trees, adviser to Prime Minister Malik Amin Aslam had said earlier 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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