ISLAMABAD: 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 agricultural growth.
The Prime Minister assured fullest support in the implementation of their projects in Pakistan. Tohru congratulated the Prime Minister on his election as Prime Minister by taking unanimous vote of confidence from the parliament for the first time in the history of Pakistan.
Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal, Hina Rabbani Khar and other senior government officials attended the meeting.