FM Qureshi to lead campaign against plastic bags on Aug 14 in Islamabad

Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi, FM Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a statement today emphasised the importance of a cleaner and greener environment, ARY News reported on Thursday.

The Minister said that one of the biggest reasons for the blockage of drainage systems in the country were plastic shopping bags which are bio-degradable.

Qureshi is set to kick-off an environment-friendly campaign aimed at the eradication of plastic shopping bags from the capital, the campaign is set to be held on August 14.

The Foreign Minister also said that the environment was a responsibility of each and every individual of Pakistan and it must be safeguarded and protected.

State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Monday announced to slap ban over usage of plastic bags in Islamabad from August 14, it was reported on June 17.

“Plastic bags would be banned in the federal capital from August 14”, she said while addressing a ceremony in Islamabad, here today.

She said PM Imran Khan is a visionary man, who is focusing on climate change, which is affecting Pakistan.

Pakistan ranked 7^th in the list of countries affected due to natural disasters, she continued.

Back in the month of May, Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul had informed National Assembly that the government would impose ban on plastic bags in Islamabad by August 14.

Responding to a question in the National Assembly, Zartaj Gul had urged the masses to use cotton bags as an alternative to plastic bags.

Gul said that a statutory regulatory order (SRO) under the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997 was being drafted to give legal cover to the proposed ban.

She said, “Five thousand cotton bags had been distributed amongst employees of the federal government and more are being procured for distribution in weekly Bazars and other markets free of cost.”

The minister further said that her ministry distributed cotton bags among parliamentarians and journalists as an alternative to plastic bags.

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