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Islamabad, March 11, 2023 (PPI-OT): Pakistan has taken a significant step forward toward becoming a pollution-free country with the approval of the first ‘Clean Air Policy’ by the federal cabinet. Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman in a statement said the policy aims to improve air quality in Pakistan with measurable improvements.
She said it is a policy guideline for the implementing agencies and environmental protection agencies in all the provinces and federating units. The Minister said air pollution is a critical environmental and health issue in Pakistan, causing 235,000 premature deaths in 2019 and costing the country a staggering 47.8 billion dollars.
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