Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that deforestation is the
basic reason for global warming, water scarcity and food shortage in many parts
of the world including Pakistan. The Prime Minister said this while talking to
Tohru Kuroha, President Environmental Measurement Services (EMS) Inc., Japan who
called on him at the PM’s House Thursday morning.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan is a water scarce country and requires modern
technology capable of holding moisture for a long time for agricultural
cultivation and afforestation.
The Prime Minister said that Pakistan would welcome cooperation between the EMS
and Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and National Research Council
(NARC) in the field of agriculture and environment.
He said that the cooperation with EMS in providing new technology to address the
issue of water scarcity has come at the right time for the country and will
boost the ...