Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan's first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at Kot Sabzal. Balochistan's Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial
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Land erosion threatens four Sahiwal villages
SAHIWAL: Around 15,000 residents of four villages in the district are facing constant threat of land erosion on eastern side of River Ravi, demanding immediate measures to check the phenomena. Sources
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$1.25/day not enough for minimum welfare: ADB
A new report from the Asian Development Bank says that the $1.25 per day measures do not fully capture the extent of extreme poverty. As rapid economic growth in Asia and the Pacific region had led
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Rs8.6bn allocated for six power projects in Chitral
CHITRAL: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs8.6 billion for construction of six medium sized hydropower projects in Chitral, having 527 megawatt generation capacity. Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development
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10 high-risk areas in Sindh pose greatest polio threat
KARACHI: A total of 10 ‘high-risk’ districts in Sindh, including Karachi, have been identified vis-à-vis the consistent presence of wild poliovirus, it emerged on Sunday. Most of the districts that
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Oil company blamed for releasing effluent into watercourses
KARAK: People of Terri union council of Banda Daud Shah on Monday staged a rally against a foreign oil and gas exploration company for releasing toxic effluents into the fields and natural watercourses.
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Coal research centre set up at MUET
HYDERABAD: A ‘Coal Research & Resources Centre (CRRC)’ has been established in Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro to strengthen government’s efforts to address issue of present
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Small dams approved for Karak
KARAK: District development advisory committee (DDAC) chairman MPA Gul Sahib Khan Khattak on Thursday announced construction of five small dams in Lakani area of Karak tehsil and said that drinking water
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Rawalpindi witnesses increasing reports of dengue larvae
RAWALPINDI: Environment and health departments on Wednesday found dengue larvae at 10 places, including Nawaz Sharif Park at Shamsabad and Nadir Cinema plaza in Satellite Town. The health department
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City air heavily polluted with lead, cadmium and CO
KARACHI: The air of the city is polluted with high levels of lead and cadmium that pose a grave risk to public health, says a recent study that also points out that the average concentration of these trace
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Steps urged to make up for lost trees
ISLAMABAD: Though a large number of trees have been copped off for the construction of the metro bus track in Islamabad, environmentalists stress the need to compensate for the loss to Islamabad’s greenery.