ISLAMABAD: The lights of the Prime Minister Office were switched off for an hour to observe Earth Hour on the instructions of Premier Imran Khan on Saturday.
In his remarks, PM Imran said that improving the environment was the top priority of the government. He appealed to the people to support the government in its efforts for a clean and pollution-free environment.
Under PM @ImranKhanPTI's leadership, Pakistan has become an active participant in climate-friendly initiative. On direction of the PM, the electric lights of the Prime Minister Office were turned off at 8:30 pm to reiterate commitment to nature.#EarthHour2021 #EarthHour pic.twitter.com/obJ1HYw9iZ
— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) March 27, 2021
To conserve energy and show commitment towards the earth, non-essential lights in homes and other buildings were turned off across the country from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
Meanwhile, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Choudhari has said that Pakistan’s commitment to tackle Climate Change and Prime Minister Imran Khan’s leadership on this account is well accepted and appreciated internationally.
Zahid Hafeez Choudhari in a statement on Saturday said the government’s landmark initiatives like the creation of national parks and the Billion Tree Tsunami have won international acclaim.
The spokesperson further said that Pakistan is also meaningfully contributing to shaping the global Climate Change discourse, inter alia, as the Vice President of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
He said that Pakistan, despite being among the top ten countries affected by Climate Change, is one of the lowest emitters – with less than one percent of the global emissions.
The movement for Earth Hour began in 2007 from Sydney with the main aim to save the planet earth. Lights are turned off for an hour to synchronize with this occasion under the flag of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Now, Earth Hour has developed to become one of the largest global grassroots movements for the environment, inspiring communities, businesses, individuals, and organizations in more than 190 countries and territories to take solid environmental action for over a decade.
Historically, Earth Hour has focused on climate issues; however, more recently it has attempted to also bring the pressing matter of nature loss to the fore. The purpose is to create an inevitable movement for nature, as it did when the globe came together to deal with climate change issues.
