{"id":11902,"date":"2010-05-05T01:25:44","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T20:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=11902"},"modified":"2010-05-05T01:25:44","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T20:25:44","slug":"president-zardari-appreciates-italian-ngo-interested-in-studying-gb-glaciers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/2010\/05\/05\/president-zardari-appreciates-italian-ngo-interested-in-studying-gb-glaciers\/","title":{"rendered":"President Zardari appreciates Italian NGO interested in studying GB glaciers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">PT Report<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>ISLAMABAD, May 4<\/strong>: \u00a0President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed the need for scientifically studying the glaciers of Gilgit &#8211; Baltistan. He termed the glaciers of GB as &#8216;vast reservoirs of water and their movement needs to be studied scientifically for a better understanding of the water and environmental issues&#8217;. He said this during a meeting with Agostino Da Ploenza, a renowned mountaineer and President of an NGO called EvK2CNR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The Italy based NGO headed by Ploenza works on scientific projects for carrying out research on glaciers movement in Himalaya, Karakorum and HinduKash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The President also told the visitors that the government is focussing on development and uplift of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and welcomed private initiatives in this regard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The President also reportedly said that he would recommend to the Government to consider setting up a political committee to examine issues in water, environment and energy in Gilgit-Baltistan to suggest measures for optimal utilization of the areas\u2019 natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>The President urged for further enhancing the Pak-Italy bilateral cooperation in all fields, particularly trade and economic sectors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">President of EvK2CNR, Agostino Da Ploenza, appreciated the President\u2019s interests in glaciers studies in Gilgit-Baltistan and said that his organization would collaborate with local institutions to materialize scientific monitoring of glaciers and conducting scientific research in the HKH region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Also accompanying Polenza during the meeting were Dr. Aziz Ali Najam, ex VC of Karakuram International University and two officials of EvK2CNR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PT Report ISLAMABAD, May 4: \u00a0President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed the need for scientifically studying the glaciers of Gilgit &#8211; Baltistan. 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