ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Friday voiced serious concern over the large-scale felling of trees in the Islamabad Capital Territory and the lack of coordination among relevant authorities. The Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, chaired by MNA Munaza Hassan, held the meeting at the Parliament House to examine tree-cutting activities across various […]
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Pakistan still using Euro-II emission standards
ISLAMABAD / GILGIT: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday expressed serious concern over Pakistan’s outdated Euro-II vehicle emission standards, terming them a glaring example of the country’s environmental oversight failures. During a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, lawmakers were told that Pakistan’s National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) still […]