Tag: Shortage

Water shortage hits twin cities,Residents’ complaints, protests go unnoticed

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is unable to overcome severe water shortage being faced for the last three months by the residents of the...

PEW warns of food riots if shortage not met

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday asked the government to take serious steps to ensure food security in the country as an international...

Fight for Water continues

Water shortage persists in some parts of Chaklala and Rawalpindi Cantonment Board during the holy month of Ramadan while majority of the areas could...

No water in Sector G-8-1

Acute shortage of water has hit Sector G-8-1 due to nonfunctional tube-wells, creating serious problems for the residents of the sector. The residents do not...

Protest against water shortage

Citizens held a demonstration in Hyderabad on Friday to lodge their protest against the shortage of water. The protesters set tyres on fire which...

Time to move on to the next base, sweetie

SBP reminds its sweetheart PBS to rebase national income accounts and issue quarterly GDP estimates. And it also reminded mankind that contrary to popular...

Illegal hydrants in cantonments causing loss of millions to KSWB

Although, various parts of the metropolis are facing shortage of drinking water, the cantonment boards of the city, being operated by the military administration,...

CDA to hire private water tankers to meet shortage

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to hire private water tanker service to cater the complaints of residents of federal capital at nominal...

Petrol paucity irks commuters in Sialkot

The people suffered great ordeal due to paucity of petrol, diesel and CNG gas in Sialkot district, as the shortage of petrol remained continued...

Petrol shortage hits city

Motorists had to experience great hardships after the petrol supply ran short in the Punjab capital on Sunday. Following reduction in the petroleum products prices,...

Water shortage in I-10/2 Irks residents

Residents of Sector I-10/2 are facing acute shortage of water from last fours days and have no other option but to hire private water...

Petrol shortage after new tariff notification

Petrol has vanished across the Punjab following the government’s announcement to cut prices of petroleum products. On Friday, the government reduced the price of...

Power shortfall reaches 6802 MW

Due to intensity of heat, the power shortfall during peak hours has reached to 6802 MW against demand of 17873 MW. According to data released...

Nadeem says power shortage due to non-cooperation of Centre

Provincial Zakat and Ushr Minister Malik Nadeem Kamran said the general public and the industrial sector is facing a shortage of power due to...

Power shortfall reaches 4655MW

Electricity shortfall in the entire country has reached 4655 mega watts due to which 11 hours of load shedding is being carried out in...

‘More funds needed to end power shortages’

The government should have allocated sufficient funds for the development of water and power sector in the announced budget 2012-13 to cope with energy...

Various sectors in grip of acute water shortage

Due to lack of proper planning, various sectors of federal capital are facing enormous difficulties due to the shortage of water since last many...