Islamabad Clean Air Compact adopted at Pak-EPA national conference

A Pak-EPA national conference closed on Thursday with a capital-focused pact on joint enforcement, better data and funded clean-air programmes.

The two-day Pakistan National Clean Air Conference ended Thursday with the Islamabad Clean Air Compact.

Pak-EPA hosted officials and environment bodies from the provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, plus development partners.

The Compact seeks shared federal-provincial work, tougher rule enforcement, routine emissions tallies and yearly progress checks.

Pak-EPA’s director general urged early planning for cold-season haze and stronger monitoring.

Speakers from the ADB and World Bank stressed financing tools, carbon-credit-ready projects and clearer institutional roles.

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