KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan will celebrate one of its world’s largest symbolic environmental movements, Earth Hour, today (Saturday), with a candles lighting ceremony at Sindh Assembly.
Pakistan will join 172 countries and territories, and more than 7,000 cities in celebrating the hour by switching off unnecessary lights. Major cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Multan, and Sheikhupura have pledged to conserve the country’s environment and natural treasures, said WWF-Pakistan press release here.
This will be the sixth year WWF-Pakistan will be spearheading Earth Hour celebrations in Pakistan. The Earth Hour campaign for 2015 is sponsored by Qarshi Industries, K-Electric, Tetra Pack and PEL.
A candle lighting ceremony will be held at Sindh Assembly here where Sindh Minister for Environment and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Sikandar Ali Mandhro will be the chief guest.
Other prominent personalities participating in the event will be Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly, Syeda Shehla Raza, Director General, Sindh Environment Protection Agency, Naeem Ahmed Mughal.
Senior envirmentalist Saba Hameed and renowned designer Deepak Perwani will also speak.
Senior Director, Corporate Relations and Operations, WWF-Pakistan, Anwar Naseem said ‘Use Your Power to Change Climate Change’ is the theme for this year’s Earth Hour. This gives a strong message to reduce our carbon footprint and mitigate climate change so that the intensity of extreme weathering events can be reduced to a significant level.
Earth Hour receives overwhelming support from the Federal, Sindh and Punjab governments.
Moreover, the Federal Directorate of Education has also pledged support for Earth Hour and all educational institutes and offices under the directorate will participate to show support for the cause. Hundreds of private educational institutes have also joined the movement and celebrations for Earth Hour are in full swing.
WWF-Pakistan has also achieved record participation from all quarters including media, hospitality, shopping malls, telecommunications, real estate and online sectors committing to participate in Earth Hour 2015.
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