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Billion tree campaign yielding incredible results, says PM Imran

ISLAMABAD:  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’.

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

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

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

“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.

“And we will be gearing up this monsoon season for our plantation drive – the biggest in Pakistan’s history,” he added.

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.

“Pakistan is among the 10 most vulnerable countries with regard to global warming,” he added. (courtesy Express Tribune)