‘Pakistan Navy dedicated to protecting marine environment’

To mark World Environment Day, observed internationally on June 5, the Pakistan Navy arranged multiple activities aimed at promoting awareness among the public, concerned agencies and departments, with particular focus on marine environment protection.

The theme for this year was ‘Connecting People to Nature’ with the aim of making people realise that preservation of nature was in fact essential to secure our environment for future generations.

The Pakistan Navy’s activities included lectures on the significance of World Environment Day, design competitions and cleaning campaigns at harbours and coast area, in which navy personnel and locals participated together. 

In his message, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zakaullah reaffirmed the Pakistan Navy’s commitment to make every effort for betterment of the environment, especially in the maritime domain. 

The naval chief emphasised that the navy’s conduct in professional and private lives should be in line with best practices and principles of protection, preservation and conservation of environment. 

The Pakistan Navy, he said, had always endeavoured to protect the marine environment and to ensure safer and cleaner oceans for everyone.

Admiral Zakaullah further stated that PN would continue to play its due role in this regard and leave no stone unturned in contributing to this national cause.

World Environment Day is the largest annual event for positive environmental action and commenced in 1972. This year’s theme invited people to think about how they are a part of nature and how intimately we depend on it.