Tiger Force day planned
A meeting presided over by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs Usman Dar was held to review the arrangements in connection with Tiger Force Day, at 9-Aikman Road.
In the meeting, all the divisional commissioners were directed to prepare a comprehensive plan for carrying out mass tree planting through volunteers at the district and tehsil level. On the occasion of Tiger Force Day, ceremonies would be organized for massive-scale plantation through volunteers across the country including Punjab. The meeting was attended by Provincial Minister for Special Education Muhammad Akhlaq, Chief Secretary Punjab Jawwad Rafique Malik, Secretary Forests Muhammad Asif, Chairman PITB Azfar Manzoor and commissioner Lahore Division whereas Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam and all the divisional commissioners participated through video link.
Addressing the meeting, Usman Dar said that the Tiger Force fulfilled its responsibilities in an excellent manner during the pandemic.
He mentioned that to take maximum benefit of services of the Tiger Force in the tree planting campaign it has been decided to increase the number of volunteers and registration in this regard would open in the next few days through a mobile phone application.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2020.