Green effort: COMSATS plants trees on Defence Day

On the occasion of Pakistan’s Defence day, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) launched  the second phase of ‘Adopt a Tree for the Future’, plantation drive in which approximately 1,500 trees were planted. A Peace-walk was also held starting from the entrance gate of the university to Junaid Zaidi Central Library, to mark the Martyrs’ Day. Earlier on August 14, CUI had launched the first phase of this tree plantation drive in collaboration with Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation (IMC), in which around 2,500 trees were planted at the site of Koral Chowk. In total, over 30,000 trees were planted by CUI’s seven campuses including Islamabad, Lahore, Wah, Attock, Sahiwal, Vehari and Abbottabad. On the occasion, the Rector CUI, Prof Raheel Qamar, expressed his commitment to protecting the environment by providing care for the plants for two years so that the plants become stable.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 8^th, 2018.