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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Minister promises steps for livestock uplift
Provincial Minister for Livestock Haji Hidayatullah has said that special attention would be given to the livestock and diary development in the province. Speaking at a gathering of party workers here on Sunday, the minister said that the livestock sector had been neglected by the successive governments. Every possible step would be taken to make this sector profit-earning for the farmers, he added. Earlier, Mr Hidayatullah was accorded a warm welcome by the ANP workers on his first visit to his home district.
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Oil prices, food crisis need immediate attention'
Though the independence of the judiciary is important for establishing the rule of law in the country, the two issues that need immediate attention in Pakistan are rising oil prices and the food crisis, which have the potential to destabilise an already vulnerable economy. This was stated by economic analyst Yousuf Nazar at the launch of his book The Gathering Storm in a local hotel on Sunday.
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Parents of toxic waste victims move SHC
The parents of the toxic industrial waste's victims have moved the Sindh High Court to annul a district and sessions' court order on March 26 that acquitted a factory owner and others in a case pertaining to dumping of highly toxic industrial waste in an open area in Site Town, which claimed the lives of two children and caused injuries to 15 others.
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Sukkur without water for 10 days
Almost 80 per cent people of the city and adjoining areas have not received drinking water for ten days and as many as 13 demonstrations were held by the affected people from Thursday to Sunday outside the offices of union councils and district council. In New Taluka Sukkur, water supply from Maka Goth Water Works Phase-IV has been suspended since April 18, adversely affecting the residents of Maka Goth, Adam Shah Colony, Nawan Goth, Shah Khalid Colony, Bihar Colony, Military Road, Shamsabad, Waritar Road, Choona Bhatta, Golimar and SITE area.
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Australian vets to research on animal disease
Australian veterinary experts were keen to conduct research into animal diseases in Pakistan under an agreement recently signed between Pakistan and Australia for the development of dairy technology and exchange of experts, said Dr David N.C. Gill on Thursday. Dr David, who is a member of the Australian team, which is on a study tour of Tandojam Central Veterinary Laboratory, said that they had detected many diseases in the livestock of the province and found it necessary to conduct research into the diseases.
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Malaria Day
The Punjab Directorate General of Health Services, in collaboration with Fatima Memorial Hospital, will organise a seminar on the hospital premises on Friday (today) in connection with the World Malaria Day. The seminar aims at educating people about the gravity of the disease and introducing guidelines about its management. Dr Ziaur Rehman, Dr Saleem Rana, Dr Hammad Nazeer and Dr Faisal Sultan will speak at the seminar, where Punjab Health Services Director General Dr Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry will be the chief guest.
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Plan to set up new water reservoirs
The government is planning to develop new reservoirs to conserve rainwater that usually finds its way into the sea. This was stated by Sindh Minister for Local Government Agha Siraj Durrani at a press briefing at the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) head office here on Wednesday. He said he had constituted a committee to chalk out a plan for the new water reservoir in the city.
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Unanswered questions over judgment on toxic waste deaths
Serious gaps in police investigation and the resulting lack of evidence combined with poor prosecution have allowed the court of district and sessions judge, West, to acquit a factory owner and others in the case where the dumping of highly toxic industrial waste in an open area was alleged to have caused the deaths of two children in Site town. Handed down on March 26, the judgment chided the police for having made misdirected efforts "for its own reasons' and for failing to prosecute the case properly.
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Mismanagement causes water crisis in Thatta
Poor planning, mismanagement and vested interest are major factors behind prevailing water crisis in Thatta district, this correspondent has learnt after gathering information from relevant quarters. Thatta and surrounding Katchi Abadis have a population of over 70,000 which are being supplied water through 13 average size water reservoirs under the supervision of the taluka nazim. Experts believed that if once these reservoirs were filled to full capacity water would be sufficient for at least 15 days for the population.
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Growers blame landlord-official nexus for water shortage
An association of tail-end growers on Tuesday blamed rampant corruption and an