urbanization

Joshua J Stephen Islamabad: The rapid urbanisation of Islamabad has led to a significant increase in traffic, construction activities and industrialisation which have contributed to environmental degradation. The increased population has…

News Desk Lahore: Approximately 60 percent of Pakistan's forests are being used as firewood, 25 percent for furniture, and 15 percent are being lost due to urbanization and community-driven demands. Mian Kashif Ashfaq, Chief…

News Desk  Islamabad: Romina Khurshid Alam, the Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, emphasized Pakistan's critical juncture in combating desertification and land degradation as the global community observes World…

APP Peshawar: About 60 percent of infant and child deaths are caused by diarrhoea, while the cholera fatality rate is 25-5 percent, and every 16 minutes, a person dies of hepatitis, mostly due to drinking unsafe water in Pakistan,…

APP ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated around Rs39 billion in the fiscal year 2022-23 for the physical planning and housing sector programs in order to address the increasing urbanization issues and challenges. The important programs…