Commissioner Karachi, SFL and POA launch Green Karachi campaign
The tree plantation drive, which has been fully supported by Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and its president Gen (retd) Arif Hasan and secretary Khalid Mahmood, is the brainchild of Sports For Life.
Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani has launched the Green Karachi campaign by planting a tree in his office region.
The tree plantation drive, which has been fully supported by Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and its president Gen (retd) Arif Hasan and secretary Khalid Mahmood, is the brainchild of Sports For Life. Gen Arif said while speaking to CEO Shehzad Kazi that a healthy environment is also a key part in the Olympic Charter of IOC this time.
The Commissioner has commended the amazing support of sports personalities and civil society members in the Green Karachi campaign and said a better and healthy environment will guarantee a bright future for the country and the coming generations. He said each Pakistani must plant a tree and participate in the healthy drive.
The POA, Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) as well as the sportspersons and organisers in the metropolis have vowed to plant more than 150,000 tree and plants which is an incredible effort in improving the country’s environment and making the atmosphere clean and healthy.
In a simple ceremony organized jointly by CEO Shehzad Qazi of Sports For Life and KBBA’s Ghulam Mohammad, a number of sports personalities were present including former-hockey coach Ikhlaque Ahmed, boxer Asghar Baloch, SOA environment committee’s Tehmina Asif besides Sindh Olympics senior officials Asif Azeem and Ahmed Rajput, Pakistan Tennis Federation’s Khalid Rehmani, Yoga federation’s Mohammad Arshad, Engr Mahfoozul Haq, Kashif Farooqi, Humaira Siddiqui, Asad Ibad and many others.
