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PTI first govt to have started billion trees project: PM

July 05, 2019

ISLAMABAD, July 05 (INP): Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was the first party that understood tree planting phenomenon in Pakistan.

In a tweet, PM said that his government has started the billion tree tsunami. “For the future of our generations, we must all strive to make our 10 billion tree tsunami a success,” he requested the people.

[timed-content-server show="07/06/2019 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]He said that tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis, adding research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide Under Prime Minister Imran, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which came to power last year, pledged to plant billions of trees to tackle the effects of climate change. In 2013, PTI-led KP government introduced a green-growth initiative to tackle deforestation, build more small-scale hydroelectric projects and overhaul national parks. INP/LK[/timed-content-server]