ISLAMABAD: Lights went out at the Prime Minister’s Office as well as the Parliament House in the federal capital on Saturday as part of the global Earth Hour movement to protect environment and save energy.According to a PM Office statement, all the non-essential Lights of the PM Office were switched off symbolically except those required to ensure security of the building.The government’s official Twitter handle also urged the public to switch off excessive Lights for sixty minutes at 8:30pm to 9:30pm as it tweeted: “Earth Hour is being commemorated all over the world including Pakistan to show support for strategies that will help solve the problem of global warming. let's join a million across the world by switching off the Lights b/w 8:30PM and 9:30PM in recognition of #EarthHour”The Earth Hour is global event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature which features the turning off of all unnecessary Lights on a specific day for an Hour from 2030 to 2130 hours to raise awareness on climate change and energy conservation.
03-31-2019, 11:19 AM
Lights out at PM office, Parliament House to observe Earth Hour
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