Tag: Water shortage
Significant rainfall causes 2 deaths, 8 injured in Punjab, KP
ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in its Monsoon 2018 daily situation report has stated 2 people dead, 8 injured and 12 houses partially...
Water shortage in Satpara Dam triggers alarm in Astore
ASTORE: The district administration of Astore has issued an alert call and sought suggestions from all the stakeholders to cope with any situation after...
Illegal water bores drying capital’s underground water table as crisis worsens
-Despite warnings and notices MCI yet to take action against illegal water borings across Islamabad
-Water in Simly Dam and Khanpur Dam is nearing dead...
Delhi’s summer of discontent: anger, killings over water
NEW DELHI: Through the long summer months in Delhi, tens of thousands of people have cut back on daily showers and laundry because of...
Saad Rafique ‘detains’ voters for demanding clean water
--Students claim they were harassed by PML-N leader’s ‘goons’ for asking about party’s plan to address water crisis
--Video making rounds on internet shows ex-minister...
CJP to request PM to monitor Islamabad water woes
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday said that he will request interim Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk to...
Desalination of seawater proposed to tackle water shortage
ISLAMABAD: As a serious shortage of water looms in the country amid the increased upstream usage of water by India, Afghanistan and China badly affecting...
CJP takes tubewell owners to task over water shortage in Islamabad
Justice Nisar says tubewell owners are acquiring water for free, selling it to residents
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday...
Residents face acute water shortage in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Several city and cantonment areas are facing acute water shortage and the residents complained that they are not being supplied adequate water supply.
Some...
PPP workers stage protest for water shortage, load shedding
MIRPURKHAS: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday against unexpected load shedding and water shortage.
The protest...
DCBRA holds meeting to review water shortage situation in Clifton
KARACHI: Defence Clifton Bazar Area Resident Association (DCBRA) held a meeting on Sunday to review the water shortage and related civic matters which was presided...
Mirpur Khas braves acute shortage of water
MIRPUR KHAS: The residents of Mirpur Khas are facing an acute shortage of drinking water as illegal housing schemes are stealing water from the...
Acute water shortage in Badin causing people to relocate
BADIN: Due to acute water shortage in Badin for the last three months, people have started to move to different places for their survival.
People...
Residents of Gwadar hold demonstration against shortage of drinking water
KARACHI: A demo was organised here on Monday to protest against acute shortage of drinking water in Gwadar.
A large number of Gwadar residents, members of...
Country to face water shortage till December, says minister
Water Resources Minister Syed Javed Ali Shah on Monday informed the National Assembly that the country was facing a water shortage due to “hydro-meteorological...
IRSA warns Senate forum against impending water shortage in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) painted a gloomy picture of the water conservation situation in the country in front of Senate Forum for Policy...
Govt urged to develop consensus on construction of Kalabagh Dam
ISLAMABAD: Former Member of National Assembly (MNA) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Humayun Saifullah Khan said Monday that anybody who opposes the construction of Kalabagh...
