Imran Khan angry at US over climate conference snub

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed his frustration at Biden administration for excluding Pakistan from a climate change summit.

Taking to Twitter, PM Khan said that he was “puzzled at the cacophony” over Pakistan’s exclusion from US President Joe Biden’s climate change conference.

“My government environment policies are driven solely by our commitment to our future generations of a clean and green Pakistan to mitigate the impact of climate change,” explained the PM.

The PM said that this commitment led to initiatives such as Green Pakistan, 10 billion tree tsunami, nature-based solutions, cleaning up our rivers.

“We have gained vast experience in 7 yrs, beg with KP, and our policies are being recognised and lauded. We are ready to help any state wanting to learn from our experience,” said the premier.

The United States has invited scores of global leaders, including the leaders of China and Russia, to participate in a summit on climate change in April.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the 40 world leaders invited to the summit, to be held on April 22-23, according to a White House statement.

Biden’s Earth Day global summit on climate is part of his effort to elevate climate change as a top priority. It will be held virtually given pandemic restrictions and live-streamed for public viewing.

However, the omission of Pakistan from the list of invitees to the conference has raised concerns as the country is among those most vulnerable to climate change.