Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized on long-term planning to protect depleting green areas in Karachi and tackle issues being faced by residents of the city. He was chairing a review meeting in Islamabad on Monday regarding progress on various development projects, including Green Line ...

BEIJING: China started collecting an environment tax on Monday to better protect the environment and cut pollutant discharge, as the country's Environmental Protection Tax Law took effect on January 1, 2018. The introduction of the tax called an end to the "pollutant discharge fee" which China had ...

KARACHI, (APP): The 900 mw Re-gasified Liquid Natural Gas (RLNG) power Station III will be built K-Electric's Bin Qasim site here at an estimated cost of dollars one billion. This was stated by the spokesperson of the K-Electric here on Thursday. The public hearing to discuss environmental impact ...

Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid says about seven billion rupees will be spent for plantation and environment protection during the next five years.Briefing newsmen about Green Pakistan initiative in Islamabad on Thursday, he said Federal and Provincial Governments will share the cost on ...

The federal government has released an amount of 734.6 million rupees for six public welfare and environmental protection projects under the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project.According to the official sources, the amount will be utilized for the welfare projects of local people and minimize the ...

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says environmental protection is being ensured in CPEC projects and international laws are being followed.In a statement, he said Thar coal sources will be utilized to produce electricity under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.In an interview, he said five consortiums ...

LAHORE (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has issued instructions for reorganization of Environment department and restructuring of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for controlling pollution.Addressing a meeting through video link to review measuring for controlling ...

KARACHI: (APP) The 13th China-ASEAN Expo opened on Sunday in China, highlighting industrial cooperation, trade and investment among China, ASEAN members and other countries along the Belt and Road.The four-day event attracted more than 2,500 companies from 29 countries, including 10 ASEAN members ...

GILGIT: (APP) Gilgit-Baltistan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Pakistan Meterological Department (PMD) has signed an MoU in the office of Secretary Forest, Wildlife and Environment to extend the Automatic Weather Stations network from 7 to 17. PMD will install 8 new stations and EPA, 2 ...

LAHORE: (APP) Punjab Minister for Environment Begum Zakia Shahnawaz has said that checking pollution can pave the way for alleviating poverty and that is the reason the government is taking environmental issues very seriously.She was addressing a press conference on the issue of Punjab ...