Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Forests, Environment and Wildlife, Sayyed Ishtiaq Urmar on Tuesday said the government was taking cogent steps to keep the environment neat and clean as it was a prerequisite for a healthy human life.
Speaking at an anti environmental degradation function here, the minister said there was a dire need to create awareness among people regarding a clean environment for leading a healthy life.
He said focus on addressing environmental issues was the priority of the government; adding, war-footing steps were taken to address these issues. Contrary to the past regimes, he said, the government of PTI, for the first time, was taking environmental friendly steps.
