ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has suggested to the United Nations (UN) to impose a ‘global environment tax’ on the countries causing pollution.

Speaking at a session of the Breathe Pakistan international conference here on Friday, the minister said the money collected through the proposed tax should be used to establish a fund to help the states affected due to the pollution caused mostly by the countries in the global north.

Mr Iqbal said the Pakistan government had been taking steps to mitigate the effects of climate change, and in the recently launched Uraan Pakistan, there had been a special focus on the climate issue.

He said the Centre was committed to working closely with the provinces to make Pakistan a prosperous country, stating that Pakistan stood at a crucial juncture and the country’s response to........

© Dawn Business