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APP Rawalpindi: The Managing Director (MD) of the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Rawalpindi, Muhammad Saleem Ashraf, has called on residents to use water responsibly as the city grapples with a severe water shortage. In a…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has unveiled a groundbreaking regional initiative, Glaciers to Farms, aimed at bolstering climate resilience and promoting sustainable water use and food security in Central Asia,…

APP Islamabad: Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri, Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, and Romina Khurshid Alam, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, have reached a consensus on the urgent need to…

News Desk Bahawalpur: Heavy rains have brought much-needed relief to the Cholistan desert, filling approximately 1,100 ponds with rainwater and allowing self-growing shrubs, herbs, and plants to flourish across the arid landscape. The…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration opened the spillways of Rawal Dam on Friday at 6am as a precautionary measure due to rising water levels. According to an ICT administration spokesperson, the…

Abdul Samad Tariq Islamabad: As the population of the federal capital continues to grow unchecked, the city’s natural resources are under significant strain, with water availability becoming the foremost challenge for authorities.…

News Desk Islamabad: Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources Chairman Shahadat Awan informed that Pakistan extracts 9 per cent of the world’s total groundwater, leading to a significant imbalance as the recharge rate is much lower…

News Desk  Gilgit: The recent heatwave in Gilgit-Baltistan has significantly accelerated the melting of glaciers, leading to rising water levels in rivers and streams. This has resulted in widespread flooding across the region.…

News Desk Islamabad:  The Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), in collaboration with the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), will host its 25th IAS Conference in Islamabad from July 22-24. The conference will address the…

Zareef Baloch  Gwadar: After unexpected rainfall inundated Gwadar, residents like Shama found themselves in disbelief as water seeped into their homes and flooded the streets.  "We never imagined our houses would be underwater, but in…