Pakistan PM Imran Khan announces cricket grounds across Pakistan

Ruby Naeem

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan promises a cricket ground in each Union Council (UC) of the country.

Also, in a tweet, the premier made this announcement while sharing images of a cricket ground under construction; in his residential area Union Council (UC) Bani Gala in the suburbs of Islamabad.

The prime minister made a visit to the Korang Cricket Ground; reviewing the pace of work there.

Biggest Tree Plantation Campaign

In another tweet on Sunday, Khan asked the people of Pakistan, especially the youth, to be prepared for the ‘biggest tree plantation campaign’ in the country ahead of the monsoon season.

The prime minister shared an infographic on Twitter that showed there were only five trees per person in Pakistan.

According to the image shared by the PM, there are 422 trees per person around the world, but in Pakistan the ratio drops and there are only five trees for one person.

In contrast, the chart shows there are 10,163 trees for one person in Canada, 699 trees for one person in the US, and 130 in China.

Imran Khan in his message on social media noted “We have a lot of catching up to do.”

Ten Billion Tree Tsunami

Based on the project’s success in KP, the PTI government launched in 2019 the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project (TBTTP) across the country which is perhaps the most publicised, rather “a flagship project” of Imran Khan’s government. Under this project, 10 billion trees will be planted in the country by the end of 2023.