Govt planting sustainable trees along side motorways, highways, to protect environment: Gull.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister of State for Climate Change, Zartaj Gull on Thursday said that following the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan for "green and clean" Pakistan, the focus has been given to plant sustainable trees along side motorways, and highways, besides developing national parks in all provinces of Pakistan.

Expressing these views in a PTV program, she said that a comprehensive strategy has been evolved to plant those trees along side the roads which could bear the harsh weather and sustainable for longer period. Fruit trees, she said would also be panted in different areas of the country to provide benefit to local community. She appreciated the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa government for improving environment by protecting and planting a large number of trees in the provincial areas.

To a question about national parks, she said, we have efficient staff in IT Forest, Environment and Climate Change departments to achieve goals...