ISLAMABAD: Hum Pakistan (HP), a group of professionals from various walks of lives, in a bid to contribute constructively towards the society, have resolved to plant hundreds of trees to celebrate the Independence Day.
Fahad Rizwan, the leader of HP said, “We have started the plantation drive and we want to observe August and Azadi celebrations in a manner which will benefit our society at large.”
“From the last few weeks, we have planted fruit and shade trees in Margallah National Park and near Faizabad. On August 14 we along with our group, Reclaim Green Pakistan, planted 150 trees of different types in and around Islamabad and Rawalpindi,” said Fahad. He added that his group wants to ‘plant trees’ and ‘rise awareness’ regarding the environment in the poor urban centres, and engage the local communities to save them from a bleak future.
HP, which is a which is a non-funded and non-profit organization, was launched by Qambar Zaidi, Fahad Rizwan, Mughees Alam and others, in a move to contribute constructively to the society, and thinking that their actions and activism must be result oriented.
“We have decided that we will not become an NGO, instead we will pool the money for our activities ourselves. Our focus is environment, culture and society as a whole,” said Qambar Zaidi.
“Apart from the environment, we are also focusing on the dilapidated cultural sites and monuments in Rawalpindi, which was once the identity of old Rawalpindi,” said Zaidi while talking to Pakistan Today.
