Tag: Water
Wasa MD for stopping water wastage
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Raja Shaukat Mehmood Thursday sought cooperation of citizens and Mohala committee in preventing water wastage in different...
Man roughs up kid for besting him in water balloon fight
A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged with two counts of assault after he allegedly beat up a 9-year-old boy who bested him...
Mukhtar makes his mark
Within two days of taking over the Ministry of Water and Power, Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has made his presence felt to the electricity consumers...
‘Have faith, for I shall rescue’
In line with the directions issued by the president and the prime minister, providing relief to the masses by minimising the electricity shortfall in...
Mukhtar suspends MD NTDC
Soon after assuming charge as Water and Power Minister, Ahmed Mukhtar has suspended Managing Director (MD) National Transmission & Dispatch Company (NTDC).
Talking to a...
Illegal water connections irk residents of RCB
Illegal water connections are widespread in Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) while the department concerned is playing a role of silent spectator.
The residents of RCB...
Only VIPs receiving adequate water supply
Most of the functional water tankers of Capital Development Authority are supplying water to VIPs whereas common people are facing acute water shortage.
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Mukhtar to assume charge of Ministry of Water and Power
Minister for Defence Ahmad Mukhtar said that he would assume the charge of Ministry of Water and Power very soon on the direction of...
Water tanker crushes bike riders
Water tanker crushed to death two motor cycle riders and injured one person in Saddar area of the city, police said.
According to police, three...
Electricity shortfall reaches 6500 MGW
The electricity shortfall has reached 6500 megawatt due to shortage of oil and gas to power houses.
According to the Ministry of Water and Power...
Growers demand water for Kharif crop
The executive committee of Sindh Chamber of Agriculture expressing its concern over the acute shortage of water in Sindh has demanded of the government...
Health dept prepares to battle waterborne diseases
The Punjab Health Department has issued necessary guidelines to all the principals of the autonomous medical institutions, medical superintendents of public sector hospitals and...
Water level in rivers improves, says IRSA
Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Saturday said that the countrywide irrigation water shortfall has narrowed down to 32 percent from 45 and in the...
25pc schemes supplying contaminated water
A survey conducted by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has revealed that out of 239 water supply schemes in district Attock,...
Capital in grip of water shortage
Due to lack of proper planning, various sectors of federal capital are facing enormous difficulties due to the shortage of water since last many...
CDA, Chinese firm sign MoU for water project
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Chinese state-owned company for technical study and execution of water...
Water, sanitation pledges may benefit 50m people
The international development agency WaterAid has welcomed pledges from South Asian ministers that, if delivered, would provide 48.5 million people with access to essential...