Islamabad, Jan 20, SPA -- The United Nations is to extend technical and financial support to Pakistan for the environmental up-gradation of earthquake affected areas. This has been stated by Chief Disaster Management of UN Environment Programme at a meeting with Minister for Environment Tahir Iqbal in Islamabad. During the meeting, it was observed that two hundred million dollars would be required for controlling and rectifying the damages caused to the environment by the recent earthquake.--SPA 13 28 Local Time 10 28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/319995