Tag: Urban

LAHORE - As the green comes to the fashion front, cricket fans all over Pakistan flash out their patriotism through the colour that is so much the buzz word in the international environmental consciousness. How green are we? Besides cricket, our attitude towards going green is questionable. More news take front page position, as the environmental protection agencies raise their voice against another flyover venture. However, debates about transportation and cities almost always

LAHORE - A pangolin was caught by the Rescue 1122 team in an urban area of Lahore on Saturday. The Lahore Zoo and the WWF did not take the animal in, Pakistan Today has learnt. Dr Saman Bhatti, veterinary officer of the zoo, said the animal was a scaly cousin from the anteater family. "It was fine health-wise so I advised the rescue team to leave it in a forest far from the city where it could feed itself naturally. Also it cannot be kept in the zoo because it digs deep and it would

KARACHI - The representative body of the Consumers Association of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Bahria University, recently organised a seminar at the Karachi campus auditorium of the Bahria University to commemorate the World Water Day 2011 with the theme 'Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenges'.
The programme was attended by a large number of people from different walks of life. Moreover, scholars and speakers presented their papers and delivered speeches on

KARACHI - While countries around globe will be focusing on urban water management on World Water Day that is being observed today, Sindh's rural areas will still be reeling from the affects of floods of 2010 that washed away most water and sanitation systems. Ninety percent of the water supply schemes in nine districts of Sindh as well as sanitation facilities were completely washed away during the 2010 floods, disclosed the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) in a

LAHORE - The recent floods in Pakistan have been blamed on the deforestation in the Northern Areas. However, experts say that floods are only one aspect of the problem, because the less the number of trees the more effect global warming will have on Pakistan. But on a further micro level, the importance of trees is not being promoted by the government. Ironically while the government's forest department puts up banners that encourage tree plantation, in an unprecedented move some of

ISLAMABAD - Although Pakistan gained ground against militant violence in 2010, but the 'urban terrorism' is a growing threat and military success will not bring stability unless a comprehensive strategy is developed, a think tank said.
A report prepared by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) to be released on Monday says the number of incidents of 'violence and terrorism' in Pakistan fell by 11 percent in 2010 compared with the previous year.
The number of suicide