ISLAMABAD: Per capita water availability in Pakistan has reduced to less than 1,000 cubic metre (CUM) per annum from 5,300 CUM in 1947 due to a drastic increase in population, a publication reported…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that New Delhi will stop water from Indian rivers that had been flowing to Pakistan and give it to Indian farmers, The Hindu has reported.…
LAHORE: Pakistani officials of the Permanent Commission for Indus Waters said on Monday that India cannot stop the flow of water into Pakistan as per the Indus Waters Treaty. Officials of the commission…
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 downstream in Pakistan, India and China, according to…
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 50 micrograms per litre arsenic in underground water…
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday discussed in detail the looming water crisis in the country, especially Balochistan, after senators from the province expressed grave concern over the same.…
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 at risk, says a new World Bank report.…
KARACHI: A World Bank (WB) delegation met with Minister for Local Government and Kacchi Abadies Saeed Ghani on Thursday and briefed him on the modernisation efforts of water and sewerage system in…
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 Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) sources on…
–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 “Creating a Water Secure Pakistan” concluded…
Renowned water expert Dr Hassan Abbas has said that the water issue can be more of a uniting force instead of divisive one if tackled wisely and appealed not to politicise the…
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 brought something else as well: peace. Previously, neighbours…
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 Pakistan is a water-stressed country, adding that…
KARACHI: Sindh has become the only province to possess as many as 50 operational small dams that aim to meet the water needs of far-flung areas. As many as 31 new dams…
APP 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 to achieve maximum yield per acre under…
–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 by 40.58 per cent owing to sitting…
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) on Sunday decried over the failure of the irrigation authorities to supply water to the farmers in the tail end area of the canals despite…
