Israeli bulldozers uproot hundreds of trees in West Bank village
- 25-Aug-2025
Al Mughayyir: Israeli bulldozers uprooted hundreds of trees in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir on Sunday in the presence of the Israeli military, according to AFP journalists who witnessed the scene. Most of the felled vegetation appeared to be olive trees, essential to the economy and culture of the West Bank, while olive groves have […]
Over 23,000 Karachi trees threatened: Green cost of Red Line?
- 05-Jan-2023
Turning to a bowl on her drawing room table, Amra Javed picks up the desiccated shrubs that by now had become ornaments, and passionately tells their back-story: “I collected these from under the sesame plant and some trees and look! They are still so aesthetically pleasing!” When asked of the Bus Rapid Transit system of […]
Year 2021 to be called year of trees, says Sindh’s forest minister
- 28-Dec-2020
We recovered large segments of land that were previously leased by the forest department in 2005-06, where to will plant trees for forestation
Pakistani man aims to bring shade to Iraq’s Arbaeen pilgrims
- 29-Nov-2019
Mohammedi Durbar, 85, wants to plant nearly 50,000 trees along the entire 80-km (50-mile) pilgrimage route between Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala
Iceland tries to bring back trees razed by the Vikings
- 17-Jul-2019
Within a century, the settlers had cut down 97 percent of the original forests to serve as building material for houses and to make way for grazing pastures
Case registered against Indian pilots for destroying trees in Balakot
- 08-Mar-2019
Officials of the Forest Department on Friday had lodged a case against unidentified pilots of Indian Air Force for dropping their payload at a 'forest reserve' in Balkot and destroying valuable 19 trees.
Pakistan to lodge UN complaint against India for ‘eco-terrorism’ forest bombing
- 01-Mar-2019
The Indian jets bombed a “forest reserve” and the government of Pakistan is undertaking an environmental impact assessment.
Project to plant 10 bn trees to start soon in all provinces: Zartaj Gul
- 13-Dec-2018
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Thursday said the project to plant 10 billion trees will start soon in all the provinces. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, she said the provinces had been asked to submit their PC-1s for the purpose. The minister said under the austerity campaign initiated by […]
Rs 300bn worth trees chopped off from 2008-13 in KP: Murad
- 26-Oct-2018
ISLAMABAD: Minister of Communications Murad Saeed has said prior to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rs 300 billion worth trees were chopped off from 2008-13 in the province which resulted into massive climate change impacts. Addressing a seminar while inaugurating Clean and Green Pakistan Plantation drive at Construction Technology Training Institute […]
More than 2.5 million trees planted in a day in first phase of ‘Plant 4 Pakistan’ campaign
- 25-Sep-2018
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to PM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Khan on Tuesday said that initial response to government’s tree plantation drive ‘Plant 4 Pakistan’ was phenomenal, ARY News reported. Chairing a high-level meeting at ministry of Climate Change, Malik Ameen Aslam said that people from all walks of life participated in the first phase […]