Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 10, 2024, 09:15 PM
Maryam Nawaz News: Pakistan and India should work together to remove pollution from Punjab. This is the statement of Maryam Nawaz, Chief Minister of Pakistan's Punjab province. She said that both countries have called for "climate diplomacy" with India to reduce the impact of smog caused by pollution. People in Pakistan's Punjab province and India's Punjab state as well as many other areas of north-west India have to face heavy air pollution during the months of October to February every year.She said that Lahore and New Delhi regularly feature in the list of the world's most polluted cities during this season, when farmers burn stubble before preparing for the winter crop. Maryam said in the Climate Change 'Leadership Internship' program on Wednesday, "Both Indians and Pakistanis should make joint efforts to deal with Punjab's smog. Due to the direction of the wind, stubble burning in the Indian Punjab province is affecting here. There should be climate diplomacy with India to deal with the problem of smog. "The combination of smoke and fog is known by the nickname smog. This is a specific phenomenon that occurs when some polluting microscopic particles mix with cold, moist air and remain close to the ground, reducing visibility and causing health problems.Maryam made this appealPunjab province CM Maryam said that every home, every child should understand the importance of eliminating smog. She said, "Eliminating smog is a matter of health and survival of our children. Maryam said that smog cannot be eliminated by just pressing a button, "collective efforts are needed for this." Therefore, India should cooperate in this. Earlier last year, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi had said that the Pakistani government would raise the issue of stubble burning with Indian Punjab. Naqvi had then said, "The issue of smog should be raised with India at the appropriate diplomatic level by the Ministry of External Affairs." The mixture of dust and haze that covers the atmosphere due to pollution is called smog.