Govt focusing on maximum olive plantation: Minister.

PESHAWAR -- Provincial Minister for Forests and Environment, Syed Ishtiaq Urmar has said that after successful tree plantation under Billion Tree Afforestation Project, the provincial government was now focusing on plantation of olive plants.

Addressing a function in constituency PK-69 here Sunday, the provincial minister urged upon the people for plantation of maximum trees to play role in bringing improvement in environment.

He said that olive plantation will not only make the country self-sufficient in edible oil rather will also help expand honey business and generate employment opportunities.

The provincial minister said that the government is taking solid steps for Green and Clean Pakistan and abolition of environmental pollution. He said the incumbent government has carried out plantation on 8000...