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Pakistani PM emphasizes urgent need to combat plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Pakistani PM emphasizes urgent need to combat plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Islamabad, June 5 (UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has emphasized the urgent need to combat plastic pollution under the global theme "solutions to plastic pollution," in marking World Environment Day.

Sharif said Pakistan recognizes the urgent need for action as it is one of the top 10 countries in the world for plastic pollution with an estimated 70 percent of plastic waste being improperly disposed of, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Monday.

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