Efforts stressed to phase out ozone depleting substances

  • 16/12/2002

International Ozone Day was observed in Pakistan with the hope and fear of further depletion of Ozone Layer, instability of which could cause lungs and cancer diseases primarily due to rapid industrial pollution the world over. Main event in the federal capital was a seminar, which was addressed by environmentalists, officials of Ministry of Environment and United Nation Environmental Program including State Minister for Environment Major (Retd) Tahir Iqbal.