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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Heavy rain leaves 2 dead, 10 injured in Hoshab
At least two women died and 10 others were injured in Hoshab area of Kech district in incidents caused by torrential rain over the past three days. According to Levies force, 30 women and children marooned
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Monitoring of coal-fired power project stressed
While discussing pros and cons of a proposed coal-fired electricity generation project at a public hearing, stakeholders called upon the Sindh Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) to ensure independent
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Design defects hamper dam’s powerhouse operation
In less than a year since its commissioning in June last year, the Gomal Zam dam in South Waziristan is facing serious problem because of a number of design defects and other related matters. As a result,
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PHC seeks report on deaths from toxic effluent
The Peshawar High Court on Thursday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary, three administrative secretaries and a senior police official to produce a detailed report on the death of 10 people
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KP to vaccinate over 9 million children against measles
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will launch a two-week campaign to vaccinate 9.6 million children against measles in the province. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Provincial Minister
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Toba becomes polio-free: DCO
District Coordination Officer Dr Farah Masood has claimed that the Toba district has been made polio-free because of the concerted efforts of the department concerned and the anti-polio staff. Speaking
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Good quality coal deposits found in Badin
The Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) revealed on Thursday discovery of good quality coal in Badin district of Sindh. GSP Director General Dr Imran Khan informed the National Assembly’s standing committee
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Govt bans forest cutting under Green KP Plan
Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Wednesday said that under the ‘green and clean Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plan’ the provincial government had banned cutting of trees to increase forest cover in the province.
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Forests again on fire
Within weeks, a second fire erupted at block 1 of government’s forests late on Monday, 1.5 kilometres from Shorkot Cantonment. Farmers of nearby villages said the fire probably started when a honey
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Court stops regulator from issuing licences for ‘modified’ seeds
The Lahore High Court has ordered the federal government to stop issuing licences for genetically-modified (GM) varieties of cotton or corn until a legal framework is put into place to assess the new types