Pakistan, which has been a major recipient of the GSP+ scheme for the last seven years, had not ratified any of the conditions as the ratification carries several legal and political implications.
While green investors have criticised Toyota, the world's largest carmaker by sales, for slowness in moving its product line-up to all electric vehicles
The Shehbaz-Zardari government has issued circular stopping disbursements against Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar Scheme from 1st July 2022, without giving any time to those individuals who are in the middle of the process.
The country was placed on the grey list owing to "structural deficiencies" in policies and procedures to counter money laundering and terror financing. Pakistan can escape the grey list if twelve FATF members vote that Pakistan's performance is satisfactory.
Due to a lack of necessary facilities in the province, people of rural areas rushed to the city and settled here permanently. People living in the city still depend on the burning of wood for their daily lives, resultantly greenery is diminishing in Quetta city
Interestingly, both the PML-N and PTI are grappling for credit over the recent achievement. Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said the tax collection shows where the "competence lies".