Rector International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai has said that it’s the dilemma that humans are responsible for disturbing the eco system.
He was addressing to a session jointly organized by Iqbal International Institute for Research & Dialogue (IRD), Faith for Our Planet (FFOP), Muslim World League, Rural Support Programs Network (RSPN) & Islamic Foundation for Ecology & Environmental Sciences (Ifee) with country’s Cross Sectarian and minority religious leaders.
The event convened some of Pakistan’s major environmental minds to interact with the nation’s religious leadership to exploring practical roles the country’s religious institutions can play in addressing the region’s burgeoning climate challenges.
The speakers included former Inspector for General Forests at Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change Dr. Mehmood Syed Nasir, British Islamic Ecotheologian Dr. Fazlun Khalid, Director Islamic Foundation of Ecology & Environmental Sciences (EcoIslam), and the Director Governance & Policy, World Wide Fund of Nature Dr. Imran Khalid, Hindu Pakistani Pandit and community leader Haroon Sarab Diyal, amongst other known dignitaries.
Dr. Masoom said we are destroying the nature. Drastic changes in weather patterns is an alarming sign, he said. He added the droughts are the result of disturbance of the eco system. He called upon academia to work for preservation of natural resources.
Dr. Husn ul Amin, Executive Director IRD thanked the collaboration partners of the session and also apprised of the objectives of this activity. He also discussed the demerits of urbanization and deficit of greenery.