Public sensitisation, awareness against plastic bags stressed
Islamabad
February 13, 2021
Islamabad : The role of social responsibility and better public sensitisation and awareness is vital to the elimination of the use of polythene bags, an environmental nuisance, say officials and environmental experts.
They, however, insist that unless people show responsibility towards environmental protection through various means, no effort for tackling environmental degradation will succeed.
Addressing a public awareness rally attended by students and academia at the International Islamic University here on Friday, joint secretary of the climate change ministry Syed Mujtaba Hussain said the widespread use of polythene bags had deepened the country’s burden of environmental degradation, which had worsened the state of public health.
Peshawar
February 10, 2021
MINGORA: Commissioner Malakand Division Syed Zaheerul Islam on Tuesday directed the officials concerned to take measures to control price-hike.
“The administration should ensure monitoring on a daily basis to control and keep prices stable at the district level. For the convenience and information of the people, official tariffs should be displayed in public places and bazaars and monitoring should be done accordingly,” he told a meeting here.
He said that strict action should be taken in case of complaints.
The meeting was convened on the directives of Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr. Kazim Niaz to control food prices and keep them stable at government rates, improve cleanliness, prevent encroachments, retrieve government land, prevention of deforestation, illegal mining and holding of regular Khuli Kutchehries in the districts.
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Community empowerment stressed for sustainable development
National
February 8, 2021
Islamaba: Speaking at a webinar the participants urged the respective governments to develop a mechanism to ensure the use of collective wisdom and a joint platform to work together for social development. They said the mountain community leaders and political workers shall come together beyond their political, ethnic, and regional divide to voice against the exploitation of natural resources, social and livelihood challenges. The mountain development and conservation plans of the government shall include the voices and concerns of the communities and other stakeholders. Ill-planned infrastructure development and environmentally unfriendly interventions in the name of tourism promotion and livelihood are becoming nature hazard. A fistful of experts, government aides, and external elements are taking undue advantage of the mountain resources.