Independence Day
\nDLP Report
\nPESHAWAR
\nThe Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will plant 1.4 million saplings across the province in a single day on Independence Day, Information Minister Shafi Jan said on Thursday , describing the campaign as a step towards a greener and more sustainable Pakistan.
\nIn his message on Pakistan\u2019s Independence Day, Mr Jan paid tribute to the leaders and martyrs of the Pakistan Movement and said the nation must renew its resolve to make the country stronger, stable, prosperous and sovereign.
\nHe said the plantation campaign was being carried out in line with the vision of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan and on the directives of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Extensive plantation would be carried out over a large area in Speen Khak, he added.
\nThe minister said the \u201cEhsaas Shajarkari Web Portal\u201d had been launched to identify plantation sites through GPS locations, monitor plantation activities and maintain a record of the number of saplings planted.
\nHe recalled that KP had achieved the target of planting one million saplings in a single day on March 23 this year. He said the latest campaign was a gift to future generations and would contribute to a greener, safer and more prosperous Pakistan.
\nMr Jan said Aug 14 was a historic day in the country\u2019s history and paid tribute to Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and those who made sacrifices for the creation of Pakistan.
\nHe said the youth inspired by Imran Khan\u2019s vision would emerge as the \u201cShaheens\u201d of Allama Iqbal and contribute to making Pakistan stronger and self-reliant.
\nThe minister said the philosophy of Allama Iqbal and the vision of Imran Khan were centred on the rule of law, justice and equal rights for all citizens.
\nHe urged the people to renew their pledge to contribute towards building a strong, prosperous, sovereign and green Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Independence Day DLP Report PESHAWAR The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will plant 1.4 million saplings across the province in a single day on Independence Day, Information Minister Shafi Jan said on Thursday , describing the campaign as a step towards a greener and more sustainable Pakistan. In his message on Pakistan\u2019s Independence Day, Mr Jan paid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-561754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n