PM AJK terms climate change as serious threat to world

Pakistan Jan, 7 2023
PM AJK terms climate change as serious threat to world
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MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has said that climate change is biggest threat world has ever faced.

Referring to deadly floods that drowned half of Pakistan recently, PM said that floods that wreaked havoc in Pakistan last summer speak volumes about catastrophic impacts of climate change.

He said that Azad Kashmir was also facing severe climate challenges, due to its peculiar landscape. Flash floods, cloudbursts and rising temperatures in Azad Kashmir, he said, were result of fast-melting glaciers in Himalayas.

“Melting glaciers have direct effect on region’s climate and environment”, he said, adding that Government of Pakistan should provide funds to government of Azad Kashmir to mitigate climate change impacts effectively.

“Rotten material is still being used in construction process”, he said, adding that all concerned departments and authorities have been strictly instructed that there will be no compromise on substandard constructions.

“We are grateful to all countries and institutions that helped Kashmiri people in recovery and reconstruction after earthquake of 2005”, PM said.

He said that government was going to bring big change in its policy to improve existing cities and to build new cities. “Practical steps will be taken soon to utilise services of experienced and professional town planners”, PM added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 07 2023

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