A citizen from Pakpattan has set a remarkable example of environmental commitment by donating 10,000 saplings to Lahore, aiming to fight smog and promote urban greenery.

The plantation drive, organised under the Punjab Forest Department’s Community Engagement Forestry Programme, took place at Karol Forest on 14 acres of land, where local schoolchildren, volunteers, and forest officials joined hands to plant native species including peepal, jamun, and neem. The initiative follows the Friends of Forest Conference held on August 31 in Lahore, marking a practical step toward expanding community participation in forest restoration.

Speaking at the event, environmental philanthropist Ghulam Rasool said his roots in Pakpattan inspired this gesture. “I grew up in soil where trees were part of ev

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