News Story # 1

Billion tree campaign yielding incredible

results, says PM Imran
Premier says barren hills in Swat turning green, hopes to leave a green Pakistan for
future generations

SWAT:
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that the billion tree
campaign was yielding incredible results as he posted a short video
of the 'barren hills in Swat turning green'.

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"Matta in Swat - Barren hills turning green. Incredible results from our Billion
Tree Tsunami campaign in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa," the premier said on
Twitter

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"InshaAllah we will leave a clean and green Pakistan for future generations,"
he added.

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On June 27, the premier urged the nation to gear up for "the biggest tree
planting campaign in our history".

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"I want all Pakistanis, esp our youth, to gear up for the biggest tree planting
campaign in our history. We have a lot of catching up to do," the premier said
on Twitter.

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"And we will be gearing up this monsoon season for our plantation drive - the
biggest in Pakistan's history," he added.

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On June 3, PM Imran said Pakistan must achieve the target of planting 10

billion trees to protect future generations and play its due role in mitigating
global warming.

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"Pakistan is among the 10 most vulnerable countries with regard to global

warming," he added.
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"The country must play its part in saving the world from global warming," the
PM said, urging to grow more national forests, increasing the number of trees
and investing in urban forestry.

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Citing the example of China and Indonesia, he observed that Pakistan could
learn a lot from these countries in terms of green innovations.

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"Pakistan's future lies in these efforts! We have taken our natural resources for
granted, but now is the time [to care for them]," he remarked.

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The premier termed the growth of mangrove forests a good omen for the
country. "No other forests witnessed such growth," he said.

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"We started the billion tree initiative in 2013, now we have to raise awareness
about it," he added.

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"Pakistan will take the lead in tackling the challenges of global warming and
carbon emissions".
He warned that if the green cause was ignored today the country will reach a
point of no return.

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In August last year, the premier launched the largest tree plantation drive in

the history of Pakistan as the ruling party commemorated the 'Tiger Force
Day'.

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