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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Medical waste dumped in open poses serious threat to public health
KARACHI: Despite being the largest public sector hospital in the city and among the few that have an incinerator, the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JMPC) at present doesn’t have a proper system to
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Karachi’s air quality monitoring system inoperative for five years
KARACHI: Despite growing global concerns over air pollution and the fact that Karachi has been declared the fifth most polluted city in a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released early this year,
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Seven-year-old girl sues Pakistan government over climate change
In a landmark case, seven-year-old Rabab Ali has sued the government for violating her rights, and the rights of her generation, to a healthy life. "I want the government to give me and my friends a
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Draft of national forest policy finalised, says official
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change has drafted the national forest policy and consultation among authorities concerned on it has entered its final stage, according to a senior official of the ministry.
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$3bn invested in renewable energy sector in one year: official
ISLAMABAD: An amount of $3 billion has been invested in the field of renewable energy over the past one year, indicating the investment potential and interest of investors in the sector. This was said
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Death toll from flash floods rises to 118
ISLAMABAD: Authorities say the death toll from flash floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains in various parts of the country has risen to 118. Meanwhile, floodwater has inundated vast areas, leaving
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Dadhocha Dam would be built, Punjab assures SC
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government assured the Supreme Court that it will go ahead with its plan to build the Dadhocha Dam, at the site allegedly being included in a housing scheme by private developers.
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Cotton growers’ woes traced to ‘secret agreement’ on GM seeds
ISLAMABAD: Cotton growers’ current woes with the genetically modified (GM) Bt seeds have been traced to an agreement that a national research institute signed with a multinational biotech seed producing
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Heatwave kills six as temperatures in Dadu rise to 50°C
DADU: Six people died from heatstroke on Sunday that also sent another 36 children to the Dadu Civil Hospital as the temperatures rose to 50 degrees Celsius and played havoc with the district’s electric
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5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts northern areas
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake shook large parts of Pakistan's northern region including several areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces early on Tuesday. According to the Met Office,