PTV News Report on Minister of State for Communications Murad Saeed at Inauguration of Clean and Green Pakistan Plantation drive…

PTV News Report on Minister of State for Communications Murad Saeed at Inauguration of Clean and Green Pakistan Plantation drive at Construction Technology Training Institute (CTTI) Islamabad (26.10.18)
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Minister of Communications Murad Saeed Friday said Rs 300 billion worth trees were chopped off during the years 2008-13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), prior to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government, which had led to massive climate change impacts.
Addressing a seminar on the occasion of inaugurating Clean and Green Pakistan Plantation drive at Construction Technology Training Institute (CTTI) here he said the blatant deforestation in the KP resulted into floods, rise in temperatures and environmental degradation in the region.
“We do not only have to save our forests rather contribute our share in plantation across the country too,” he added.
He underscored that Ministry of Communications would plant saplings along its 12,000 kilometer roads which would turn the barren roads into green shaded thoroughfares. The plantation would be conducted in collaboration with the KP and Sindh governments, he added.
He emphasized, that people must put their share in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Prime Minister Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund, and Clean and Green Pakistan Plantation campaign as these initiatives were for national cause and had religious significance because to plant a tree and feed a thirsty with a glass of water had a greater reward in the realm of God.
He said Pakistan was once among the countries having abundant water resources and forests, but unfortunately at present the country had left only a limited amount of the natural resources.
The developed nations, he said were due to their resolve and commitment towards their motherland. “Pakistan has the best armed forces, human resource and talented youth but it was still in crisis. The reason is that we work individually for ourselves other than collectively for the country. It is hard time no doubt and the country will come out of turmoil. We will have to prefer national interest over our personal concerns then the country will prosper,” he added.
The minister also planted a sapling to inaugurate the campaign at CTTI and met the students dressed in regional and cultural attires.