Former Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) director general (DG) Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry on Thursday said climate change was on the rise due to war on terror.
Talking to a private news channel, Chaudhry said that announcing national climate change policy was an achievement of previous government which would help cope with the issue of global warming faced by Pakistan.
“It affects most of the countries but developing countries including Pakistan are more vulnerable to these changes as we can see significant weather changes in last 10-15 years in all developing countries,” he opined.
The former DG, who also holds the position of vice president of the World Metrological Organisation (WMO), said climate change was taking place after war on terror rapidly.
He said that due to excessive usage of heavy weapons in war on terror, the climate of South Asian region is changing notably.
He said that disaster frequency and intensity was also increasing day by day and the government had established Ministry of Climate Change to cope several issues regarding weather and climate change in the country.
War on terror responsible for climate change: Chaudhry
