PM Office to 'strictly use only refillable water containers' from today onwards

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. — AFP/File

On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed his bureau and national authorities entities to “strictly usage lone refillable h2o containers” arsenic a reflection of his government’s “commitment to warring pollution”.

The premier issued the directives portion announcing the national cabinet’s support of the “Single Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations 2023”. He added that it would kick-start the country’s “journey to trim integrative waste”.

“The caller regularisation volition signifier retired single-use integrative items passim Islamabad. We volition besides beryllium introducing an enactment program for its implementation,” PM Shehbaz added.

The premier besides urged each provincial governments and the nationalist astatine ample to articulation the Centre “in reducing and assistance to bushed integrative contamination successful Pakistan”.

World Environment Day is an inaugural led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually connected June 5 since 1973.

“World Environment Day is the largest planetary level for biology nationalist outreach and is celebrated by millions of radical crossed the world,” says the UN. This year’s big for the time is Côte D'Ivoire.

‘Plastic pollution’: Pakistan calls for planetary action

Earlier today, successful a connection connected the juncture of World Environment Day, PM Shehbaz emphasised the urgent request to combat integrative contamination nether the planetary taxable “Beating Plastic Pollution”.

He stressed Pakistan’s unwavering committedness to combat integrative contamination and embark connected a travel of plastics reduction.

He said that his authorities has taken respective steps to instrumentality the state connected the way to sustainable usage of resources.

PM Shehbaz acknowledged that Pakistan has actively participated successful important planetary and nationalist level discussions to make a comprehensive, legally binding instrumentality aimed astatine ending integrative pollution, with a people day acceptable for 2024.

The authorities of Pakistan recognises the value of ensuring inclusivity and equity wrong the agreement, emphasizing the request for the pact to prioritize truthful that nary 1 is near behind.

The premier curate besides called upon each stakeholders, including citizens, businesses, civilian nine organisations, and the media, to renew their committedness to the combat against integrative contamination and preserving the planet’s biodiversity for aboriginal generations.

He emphasised the value of empowering section communities, supporting recycling initiatives, and promoting a circular system that minimises integrative waste.