Govt to launch 'protected area initiative' soon: Amin Aslam.

ATTOCK -- Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said that the Federal Government would soon launch a major protected area initiative across Pakistan as part of its 'Green Stimulus' drive for conserving nature and providing 'green' jobs.

The Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) in that regard would establish six model national protected parks in all the provinces, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan at the cost of Rs 2,400 million, he said while talking to reporter.

Malik Amin Aslam said the national parks as part of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government's Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, would be properly managed to help preserve ecological habitats and wildlife with focus on eco-tourism and nature conservation.

He said the PTI government under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan wanted to protect the nature and the indigenous wildlife of the country for future generations. A new authority 'National Parks Sevice for Pakistan' would be established for the upkeep of the parks.

He said the protected national park in Punjab would locate at...