Imran thanks Xi for World Environment Day message Top Story June 7, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his “strong message” on World Environment Day, hosted by Pakistan on June 5. At the main World Environment Day event held at Convention Centre, also addressed by Khan, President Xi had sent a message read out by Chinese ambassador in Islamabad. The Prime Minister said hosting the World Environment Day manifested Pakistan’s commitment to counter environmental degradation. “We laud President Xi’s lordship in combating climate change & biodiversity loss & his offer to step up cooperation on ecosystem restoration,” Khan remarked on Twitter.