Water crisis

News Desk Islamabad: As part of a conservation strategy to ensure wise use of the resource throughout this summer, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to increase the penalties for repeat offenders against water wastage…

News Desk Up to 15 million people face risk of catastrophic flooding from glacial lakes which could burst their natural dams at any moment, a new study finds. The study led by Newcastle University is the first global attempt to map…

Editorial Pictorial Asem Mustafa Awan: These three siblings walk for miles on daily basis to obtain water. They have grown up carrying these containers because the most precious natural resource of clean water is denied to them. Their…

News Desk Islamabad: Presently 61 per cent of the population drinks contaminated water and only 50 per cent of the populace is expected to have access to clean drinking water by 2030, said Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resource…

News Desk Islamabad: The water table is abnormally low and the resultant water shortage could plunge the federal capital into a serious crisis in the future, said Deputy Commissioner of  Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon on Wednesday. DC…

Islamabad: The agency is seeking $173.5 million to provide humanitarian assistance to flood victims in post-disaster relief efforts. Only 15 per cent of the total pledged funds for the UN’s flash appeal has been received globally,” said…

News Desk KHANEWAL: Pakistan is ranked as the fifth country largely hit by climate change but it will be the first to introduce environment and climate change as a subject to school children in south Punjab in order to nurture a generation…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Speakers at an international symposium on Monday stressed the need to have a systematic approach to address food security challenges in the country. The participants of the symposium also stressed the need for…

News Desk Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday said abnormal monsoon rains would remain a regular feature and the country’s overall infrastructure was not ready for such disasters, which would…

APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, (PCRWR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashraf on Sunday said that timely steps are needed to ensure water management in agriculture, domestic and industry sectors through running an…