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Feb 10, 2017
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Parliament to become first 'Green Parliament' in world: NA Speaker
Feb 10, 2017
RECORDER REPORT
LAHORE: Speaker of National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday said parliament of Pakistan would become the first 'Green Parliament' in the world as work has been started to shift energy needs of parliament on solar energy.
Addressing a seminar regarding the Kashmir Day at Kinnaird College (KC) here, he said Pakistan's parliament is the first legislative assembly in the world which ensured formation of a parliamentary task force on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in wake of the post-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
He said women were playing a greater role in legislation than ever before, adding that more than 50 percent of parliamentary affairs were being conducted by women.