Tag: water crisis
20-30% development budget should be spent on water: Barrister Ali Zafar
--Caretaker minister gives recommendations to tackle Pakistan's water woes in short and long term
ISLAMABAD: Being a water scarce country that has failed to take...
Water crisis looms large as Tarbela Dam hits dead level
ISLAMABAD: Dwindling rainfall and snowmelt are taking their toll on the country’s depleting water resources as Tarbela Dam has reached its dead level of 1,...
CJP says Kalabagh Dam ‘inevitable’
Chief Justice Nisar suggests formation of team to resolve water crisis
Ex-WAPDA chairman says Pakistan losing billions because of non-construction of dams
ISLAMABAD: Even though...
Shehbaz endorses formation of national govt post-polls
PML-N chief, however, says party is ultimate decision-maker in this regard
Says instead of solely focussing on controversial Kalabagh Dam, smaller dams need...
Afridi slams previous govts for ‘not doing anything’ to solve water...
KARACHI: Former Pakistan T20 and ODI captain Shahid Afridi on Monday held previous governments responsible for not solving the issues of Karachi, particularly water crisis...
Karachi water crisis: Hub dam water level drops dangerously low
KARACHI: An acute water shortage has emerged in Karachi after water levels of Hub dam dropped to a dangerously low level.
Residents of Karachi’s central...
SC holds outgoing govt responsible for water crisis
CJP criticises Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari for ‘doing nothing’ to ‘prioritise water issues’
Top court orders Aitzaz Ahsan to submit recommendations on...
IRSA issues warning of looming water crisis in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Sunday issued warnings of a looming water crisis in Pakistan, as only 2,20,000 cusec acres of water...
Quetta residents frustrated over unannounced load shedding, water shortage
QUETTA: Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) had assured the residents of uninterrupted power supply during Ramzan, however, many parts of Quetta were still witnessing unannounced load...
Water drop in Keenjhar Lake signals possible water crisis in Karachi,...
THATTA: The Keenjhar Lake that provides water to the Karachi and Thatta district has faced a level drop much below the operational level of...
Sherry calls for action to address water crisis
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Sherry Rehman called for government action on the water crisis in Pakistan.
“We are already in a water...
Ambassadors, experts call for extreme action to ensure water security
ISLAMABAD: Achievement of sustainable development would only be possible by building effective cooperation through mutual trust and the involvement of all stakeholders. This will translate...
Where has Karachi’s water gone, asks water commission head
KARACHI: The water commission head, Justice (r) Amir Hani Muslim, on Monday admonished Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Managing Director Khalid Sheikh over the water crisis in Karachi.
Justice...
IRSA asks Sindh to resolve water crisis of Balochistan to avoid...
KARACHI: The Indus River Systems Authority (IRSA) instructed the Sindh province on Friday to help resolve the irrigation water crisis of Balochistan to contain...
Poisonous and running out: Pakistan’s water crisis
Barely 15 days old, Kinza whimpers at an Islamabad hospital where she is suffering from diarrhoea and a blood infection, a tiny victim among...
Parched for a price: Water crisis in Karachi
Bulk of city’s ‘lost’ water is being stolen
Residents of Orangi say they yearn for clean water to drink
KARACHI: Orangi is a maze,...
Lahore can be without ground water by 2040: moot
LAHORE: Lahoriites may face acute shortage of water in the near future if the depletion of groundwater continues with the present trend. The absence...
