Tag: Water
Modi says work to stop water flow to Pakistan has started
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that New Delhi will stop water from Indian rivers that had been flowing to Pakistan and give...
India cannot stop water from flowing into Pakistan: commission
LAHORE: Pakistani officials of the Permanent Commission for Indus Waters said on Monday that India cannot stop the flow of water into Pakistan as...
Slower flow of glaciers due to ice loss may affect freshwater...
A NASA-led study has shown Asia’s high mountain glaciers are flowing more slowly in response to widespread ice loss, which may affect freshwater availability...
Water arsenic level in Multan five times higher than permissible
MULTAN: The World Health Organisation has established 10 micrograms per litre as the permissible concentration in drinking water while Multan district is stated to have...
Senate body discusses Balochistan’s water woes
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday discussed in detail the looming water crisis in the country, especially Balochistan, after senators from...
Poor sanitation is stunting children in Pakistan: WB report
ISLAMABAD: The alarming state of water supply and sanitation in Pakistan is creating major health hazards for the entire population and young children are particularly...
World Bank assures Sindh govt of assistance in water modernisation system
KARACHI: A World Bank (WB) delegation met with Minister for Local Government and Kacchi Abadies Saeed Ghani on Thursday and briefed him on the...
Open courts to be held to resolve water, sewerage problems
LAHORE: Open courts will be held at various places in the provincial capital to resolve water and sewerage related problems of the people.
According to...
Formation of task force on water security urged
--Int’l symposium on securing Pakistan’s water concludes
--Federal, provincial governments asked to take steps to construct Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams
ISLAMABAD: A two-day international symposium titled...
Water expert requests to not politicise water crisis
Renowned water expert Dr Hassan Abbas has said that the water issue can be more of a uniting force instead of divisive one if...
In GB, a high mountain water pipe brings peace along with...
GILGIT: When a pipeline was installed last year to bring spring water and snow-melt to this village of 500 households in northern Pakistan, it...
President emphasises water conservation
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi in a video message on Friday emphasised conservation of water and urged citizens to utilise water adequately.
The president said that...
Sindh becomes only province to have 50 functional small dams
KARACHI: Sindh has become the only province to possess as many as 50 operational small dams that aim to meet the water needs of...
Seminar stresses need for effective research on seed, water utilisation
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HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujeebuddin Sehrai on Tuesday emphasized the need for effective research on seed and water utilization in order...
Key dam shrinking, Senate told
--Water storage capacity of Tarbela dam has dropped by 40.58% since it began operating
ISLAMABAD: The water storage capacity of Tarbela Dam has been reduced...
Agriculture body blames irrigation authorities for non-provision of water
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) on Sunday decried over the failure of the irrigation authorities to supply water to the farmers in...
Access to safe drinking water remains a problem: report
ISLAMABAD: Access to clean drinking water continues to be a major problem in Pakistani cities with only 65.2 percent of households in Pakistan’s ten...
