Parliamentarians deliberate on their role in meeting clean air challenge

27 March, 2019

(l-r): Shazia Rafi, Hon. Riaz Fatyana, MNA, Convener, SDGs Taskforce, Hon. Asad Qaisar, Speaker, National Assembly, Hon. Naveed Qamar, MNA, Board member, AirQualityAsia, Hon. Senator Sherry Rehman, Chair, Senate Climate Caucus

Islamabad (Dawn): Two to three Pakistani cities regularly rank among the top 20 most polluted in the world, a gathering of parliamentarians was told at the National Assembly Secretariat on Tuesday.

MNAs and senators were attending a meeting organised by Air Quality Asia, where they deliberated over parliament’s role in meeting the clean air challenge and organisers cautioned parliamentarians of the consequences of failing to mitigate the impact of climate change.

MPs were told that air pollution is the greatest health concern today, killing more people that Aids, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Read more