Govt to establish 12 national parks: Amin Aslam.

ISLAMABAD -- Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Thursday said that the government will announce 'protected area incentive' within next two weeks to establish 12 national parks throughout the country.

Speaking in the National Assembly, he said, 'The Prime Minister will announce the programme within two weeks."

The Adviser said national park service will also be available in these parks. The incentive will be to provide jobs to thousands of people.

The areas would be protected to revive the wildlife in its natural habitat and conserve the rich biodiversity of the unique ecosystem in the Kala Chitta mountain range, he added.

He said that a Green Stimulus Programme had also been launched to provide job apportunites to daily wagers and poor people during coronavirus as per vision of the Prime Minister.

He said under the programme about 84,000 people would be provided jobs in the country.

He further said his ministry will create job opportunities for 600, 000 people till next year.

He said that the government had announced Rs five billion for the Climate Change Ministry while about 300 million dollars had been received by his ministry through foreign assistance due to its incentives to deal with the climate change challenges.

The adviser said that about 1.18 billion trees had been planted with survival rate of 85 percent in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

He said that the forest cover in the province had been increased by four percent.

Under the billion tree programme, the tress will be planted across the country...