(Pakistan News & Features Services)
Shahida Kausar Farooq, Chairperson of Subh-e-Nau, an NGO working for environmental issues, has appealed to the federal and provincial governments to immediately impose an environment emergency in the country to deal with the devastating effects of global warming in Cholistan, Gwadar and Dera Bugti.
In a statement, she stressed that environmentalists around the world have been warning for decades that global warming could cause sudden changes in the weather around the world. It was being predicted that changes will happen and the world may face famine as a result. The warmest months of April and May have made these predictions come true.
"We need to take revolutionary steps today. Animals are dying of thirst in the famine-stricken areas. We need to change our priorities and take immediate steps to meet the challenges of the rapidly changing weather patterns,” she appealed.
Shahida Farooq pointed out that the glaciers were melting due to extreme heat, which could lead to floods in the country, a glimpse of which was witnessed in Hunza the other week.
She stated that the Federal Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rahman, herself understood these issues very well and she should take notice of this situation.
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