watercrisis

News DeskDADU:Once known for its thriving fisheries, traditional boat culture and rich aquatic life, Manchar Lake is facing a deepening environmental crisis as saline and polluted water continues to pour into the lake, threatening both…

Shah Khalid ShahBAJAUR: On a rainy day in Bajaur, thousands of litres of water can disappear within minutes. It rushes down rooftops, streets and mountain slopes, gathers in drains and streams, and eventually flows away. For many…

News DeskIslamabad:  For millions of people living in South Asia’s rapidly expanding cities, climate change is no longer a distant concern.Rising temperatures, intense monsoon rains, flooding and water shortages are increasingly…

Dr Ikramullah Climate Warning We IgnoredDr IkramullahPESHAWAR: There was a time when the people of Bajaur did not need a calendar to know which season had arrived. Cold winds and snowfall signalled winter, spring flowers…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: A queue forms around a hand pump. Women wait with buckets. Children hold plastic containers almost as large as themselves. An elderly woman bends patiently for her turn. There is no rush because everyone…

Shazia MehboobIslamabad: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on Wednesday urged federal and provincial governments to make rainwater harvesting systems mandatory across Pakistan, warning that sustainable water management…

Fakhar e AlamPeshawar: As the first golden rays of dawn stretch across the fertile fields of tehsil Razar in Swabi, 40-year-old farmer Naseer Khan begins his day earlier than most, baskets in hand, plucking strawberries that will soon…

Fakhar e AlamPeshawar: As the first light of dawn spreads over the plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 32-year-old beekeeper Hussain Khan begins another journey not of leisure, but of survival. In his hometown of Nowshera, dwindling bee…

APPPeshawar: For the third consecutive week, residents of Khyber Super Market in Peshawar Cantonment have been struggling with a crippling water shortage that has brought daily life to a near standstill for thousands of people living…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Under the dim glow of streetlights in Rawalpindi, treated water spreads across broken asphalt, carrying debris while homes nearby remain thirsty.Children play barefoot in the shallow streams, unaware of…