Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry taking to Twitter Thursday offered a scientific solution to tackle smog on both sides of the eastern border.

The minister in a tweet said that the burning of crops in the city of Jalandhar in India is wreaking havoc on both sides of the border, adding toxicity in air is making it difficult to breathe in.

The tweet read: "Crop burning in Jalandhar is playing havoc with the environment on both sides of Punjab border. We can help Indian Punjab government to use a mechanical solution to turn crop waste into a burning billet, that can be used as fuel when needed Sciencehelps."

Meanwhile, the minister criticized the Azadi March leadership for abandoning those they brought for a protest to Islamabad in inclement weather.

The minister talking to media persons said that leadership of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) is staying inside their homes while their party workers and followers are forced to contend with nature's wrath.

"The leadership is busy eating halva while the workers are left at the mercy of nature," said Chaudhry. He added the Prime Minister sent the chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA) to facilitate the 'Azadi March' participants but he was sent back by JUI-F's Abdul Ghafoor Haideri.

"Ghafoor Haideri sits in the comfort of a house but send the CDA chairman back who was there to help the helpless participating in the protest," Chaudhry claimed.

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