Tag: Drought

The mystery loss of Tasmanian tigers from mainland Australia was likely caused by climate change and not wild dogs or hunting by Aborigines, scientists...

About 330 million people are suffering from drought in India, the government has said, as the country reels from severe water shortages and desperately...

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Friday declared a “state of disaster” in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with 26 percent of...

The outbreak of water-borne and viral diseases in the drought-hit Tharparkar district took lives of two women and eight more children on Wednesday, raising...

Sindh food minister insists there is no drought in Thar; Sindh Information Advisor Moula Bakhsh Chandio said on Sunday that it was on the record...

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Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Sunday stressed that government should establish water banks to save country from looming drought and ensure...

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Acting President Shaukat Ahmed on Tuesday urged the government to announce immediately the necessary directives...

Five more infants have passed away due to malnutrition in the drought-stricken Tharparkar district on Sunday. With these new deaths, the toll has reached...

The ongoing drought has claimed around 500 lives in three years.

The ongoing drought has claimed up to 470 lives in three years

  KARACHI ONLINE   The Meteorological Department has warned of extreme drought conditions in the South, particularly Sindh and Balochistan. The country as a whole could be faced with...

MITHI Four more people died in the drought-hit Tharparkar district of Sindh on Friday. According to reports, a four-year-old child and three women died...

Commissioner Hyderabad Jamal Mustafa Syed has said that effective measures are being adopted in order to meet the challenges of expected famine in different...

Supervisor of Tharparkar Relief Works Taj Haider has said that besides being affected by drought and deaths of children and livestock, the people of...

Sindh labour minister not to abandon drought victims of Tharparkar   Opposition parties have submitted a joint requisition for convening Sindh Assembly session over the drought...

Hundreds of cattle die owing to scarcity of water and fodder as drought extends to Khairpur dessert Rescue teams fail to reach Kitaar, Jitrad, Kesrad...