watercrisis

Dr Ikramullah Peshawar: There was a time when the people of Bajaur did not need a calendar to know which season had arrived. The cold winds, snowfall on the mountains, spring flowers, summer heat, monsoon rains and autumn leaves were…

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 harvestingsystems 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…

News Desk Islamabad: The federal government on Saturday approved an emergency-action plan to address the worsening water shortage in Islamabad, with a focus on both immediate relief measures and long-term infrastructure development for…

APPGwadar: The Balochistan government has stepped up coordinated efforts to tackle the worsening water crisis in Gwadar and adjoining areas, directing multiple departments to ensure steady and equitable water distribution across the…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s groundwater lifeline is fast running dry — and the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has sounded the alarm. In a new policy roadmap unveiled at a seminar co-hosted with the Planning…