Tag: Water
Dam if you donate, damned if you don’t!
CJP calls for public donations to ‘immediately construct’ Bhasha, Mohmand dams, as ministry officials say 90m acre-feet of water is being wasted annually
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Many areas of Karachi without water as pipeline bursts
KARACHI: The water supply to many areas of Karachi was suspended on Thursday due to the repairing of the pipeline at Dhabeji Pumping Station.
According to the...
Illegal construction case: SC seeks objections within one week
--Allows tankers to supply water for two weeks
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday sought detailed report on illegal construction in Bani Gala...
Rangers deployed to stop water theft
KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Fazulur Rehman directed on Thursday to deploy Pakistan Rangers at different canals, distributaries and channels to stop the theft of...
‘Pakistan needs to change its water usage habits to tackle future...
ISLAMABAD: In order for Pakistan to tackle the upcoming disastrous future regarding the water situation, the country will have to change its water usage...
Kalabagh Dam vital for country’s growing energy, water needs: Shamsul Mulk
PESHAWAR: The construction of new hydel dams, including Kalabagh dam, were vital to control massive loss of water during monsoon and to meet growing...
Most areas receiving chlorine deprived water causing concern in Karachi
KARACHI: Water samples collected from various parts of Karachi city by a focal group constituted by Sindh Health Department (SHD) showed that most parts...
SC to hear Kalabagh Dam case on 9th
CJP says 'resolution of water crisis is our highest priority from today'
Justice Nisar laments political parties' indifference over matter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on...
VIDEO: Karachi policeman’s act of kindness with stray dog is going...
Video of an act of kindness by a Karachi policeman with a stray dog is going viral on social media.
In the video, a policeman...
‘We will seal Sindh border if we are not provided water’
ISLAMABAD: PPP staged walk out from National Assembly (NA) Wednesday on non-provision of water to Sindh under Indus Water treaty 1991.
Speaking in the house opposition...
Sindh CM directs KWB to use tankers for water-scarce areas
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday directed Karachi Water Board (KWB) to provide water to the water-scarce areas of the city...
The many benefits of drinking hot water
Drinking hot water may be a traditional practice in several parts of the world including China and India. However, in Pakistan, people prefer to...
PFA yet to approve filter plant in Sahiwal: report
SAHIWAL: A water filtration plant at Scheme No 2, Farid Town, has not been operational for the last three months and residents of the...
Bilawal says PPP won’t tolerate ‘attack’ on 18th Amendment
--PPP chief says PML-N policies widened gap between rich and poor
--Accuses IRSA of usurping Sindh’s water share
SANGHAR: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto...
Garbage heaps, stagnant water in capital posing health risk
ISLAMABAD: Heaps of garbage and stagnant water in nullahs are posing health hazards for residents of the federal capital as the authorities concerned seem...
‘Declining forest cover increases climate change vulnerability’
LAHORE: Increasing forest cover was the only solution to cope with the vulnerability of climate change that was prevailing in the country. This was stressed...
Driest desert hints at possible life on Mars
It may rain once a decade or less in South America's Atacama Desert, but tiny bacteria and microorganisms survive there, hinting at the possibility...
