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
Dawn (Pakistan)
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Dubai move to bring water to 7m people
DUBAI: A Dubai initiative to provide potable water to five million people facing shortages in Asia and Africa has raised nearly $50 million (36.89 million euros), local media reported on Wednesday.
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22,000 tons of garbage piled up in Quetta in 10 years cleared
QUETTA: About 22,000 tons of garbage piled during the past 10 years in the provincial capital has been lifted under the ‘one-time cleaning activity project’ under way for a few days. Talking to reporters
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With two more cases, this year’s polio tally surpasses last year’s
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: The country has surpassed last year’s polio count of 93 cases as it has recorded three new cases, taking the nationwide tally to 94 so far this year. Two new cases were confirmed
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Chitral village gets water supply
CHITRAL: The Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) has completed a water supply scheme at a cost of Rs2.3 million, benefiting at least 400 households of Orghoch village. Speaking at the inauguration
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No respite from dengue as cases rise to 19 in Mingora
MINGORA: Another dengue case was detected on Tuesday at Saidu Group of Teaching Hospital, Swat, bringing the number of dengue patients during this season to 19 in Mingora city. Owing to fear about the
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Public hearing on Canal Road widening today
LAHORE: Civil society has termed `illegal and unlawful' the public hearing pertaining to proposed further widening of the Canal Road project, being arranged jointly by the Lahore Development Authority
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EPA seeks action against hospitals disposing of clinical waste in the open
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Environment Protection Agency (Punjab-EPA) has taken notice of the improper dumping of infectious medical waste in private and government hospitals, Cantonment General Hospital,
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SHC suspends lease of 6,300-acre forest land
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday suspended till further orders the operation of an administrative letter of the provincial government leasing out 6,300 acres of forest land in Badin and Sujawal
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Pakistan’s urban air pollution off the charts: World Bank
ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan’s urban air pollution is among the most severe in the world and it engenders significant damage to human health and the economy,” according to a newly-released report titled ‘Cleaning
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PM announces Rs15bn transport project for Karachi
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced a Rs15 billion transport project to be undertaken in Karachi soon under the Green Line bus service on the pattern of the Bus Rapid Transport System in