▁the ▁country . ▁Its ▁government ▁activities ▁included ▁conservation , ▁survey ▁of ▁fa una , ▁fl ora , ▁forest ry , ▁wild life ▁( including ▁Wild flow ers ); ▁protection ▁and ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁poll ution ▁control , ▁aff or est ation , ▁and ▁land ▁de grad ation ▁mit ig atio . ▁The ▁Mo E ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁administr ating ▁and ▁establish ing ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁▁ ▁The ▁minister ial ▁department ▁or ▁Mo E ▁was ▁administr ated ▁by ▁the ▁Environment ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Prime ▁minister ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Mo E ▁had ▁also ▁contained ▁the ▁separate ▁and ▁autonom ous ▁government ▁department — ▁Pakistan ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁( P ak istan ▁E PA ). ▁The ▁E PA ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁Mo E , ▁usually ▁task ed ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁air ▁poll ution , ▁radio active ▁waste ▁management , ▁promotion ▁of ▁civil ian ▁usage ▁of ▁environmental ▁is ot op es , ▁while ▁it ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁responsible ▁to ▁implementing ▁and ▁enfor cing ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁▁ ▁Pakistan ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁was ▁an ▁attached ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁responsible ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁An ▁Act ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁protection , ▁conservation , ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁improvement ▁of ▁environment , ▁for ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁control ▁of