{
  "id": 12032910,
  "title": "EWCA Islamabad Chapter holds tree-plantation drive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ewca-islamabad-chapter-holds-tree-plantation-drive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T00:09:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442630/ewca-islamabad-chapter-holds-tree-plantation-drive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The East-West Centre Alumni Association (EWCA) Islamabad Chapter, in collaboration with the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) and Rotary Club Islamabad Metropolitan, organised a tree plantation drive at the university’s Faculty of Environmental Sciences. Over 150 students participated in the activity, led by EWCA Islamabad Chapter President Tayyaba Gul, Professor and Acting Chairman of the Department of Environmental Sciences Dr Asad Ghufran, and Secretary General Faiz Paracha. Rotary Club Islamabad Metropolitan President Mian Shaukat Masood also participated, planting a tree. Tayyaba Gul highlighted the role of East-West Centre alumni in strengthening ties between the East-West Centre and local communities in Pakistan, emphasizing that collaborative initiatives of this nature contribute to environmental protection and provide opportunities for institutions, students, and communities to work together on issues of shared importance.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}