Senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said that we didn’t do much work to deal with the climate change during last seven years. He was addressing a seminar on climate change in Lahore on Monday. “The climate financing is the fundamental right of every individual. There is a need to work on this issue to address the environmental pollution,” said the senior judge. He added that Pakistan is facing severe challenges of climate change and therefore we should devise a strategy to deal with the situation. “We should work on food security, disaster management, water security and urban planning,” said Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.

He said that the courts always gave much importance to the cases related to climate change and environment. Also Read: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah calls for establishing child courts Justice Mansoor also emphasized on climate diplomacy on emergency basis. Earlier, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said that there is a need to establish child courts in the country. The senior judge said that child labour and child trafficking are major issues in Pakistan. “The child justice holds great importance. These children are our present and future,” said Justice Shah.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)