INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Islamabad: In order to help government implement its initiatives aimed at combating climate change and its impacts, the staff at German
Embassy in Islamabad distributed cloth bags among the citizens as an alternative to polythene shopping bags.‘Islamabad to go plastic bag
free in 45 days&The official Twitter account of the Embassy on Tuesday posted multiple pictures of the staff being welcomed by citizens at
different locations in the federal capital.The pictures from schools, bazaars and parking lots show citizens receiving the cloth bags from
German Embassy staff."After ban of plastic bags entered into force in #Islamabad, we distributed cloth bags today at a Government school,
Aabpara market - Blue Area
Important to raise people's awareness to #avoidPlastic for the sake of our environment! #Reuse is the only solution," read a tweet posted
by the German Embassy.The administration in Islamabad had recently banned plastic bags, plastic bottles, and wrappers for carrying food
items as part of the ‘Clean and Green Pakistan& campaign.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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