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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Over 20m uplift projects approved for Lakki
The district development advisory committee approved uplift schemes worth Rs20.5 million on Wednesday. The schemes were approved in a meeting of the committee held here with its chairman MPA Munawar
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73 UCs alerted amid polio threat
The Punjab Health Department declared on Wednesday 73 union councils in the provincial capital high-risk areas for wild poliovirus after a report issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad,
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Govt accused of inaction in face of mangroves destruction
Mangroves are being destroyed on a large scale on the pretext of development projects but there is little action on the part of the government to protect the mangroves, said speakers at a programme held
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5 more polio cases emerge in Fata, KP
Four new polio cases from North Waziristan and one from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emerged on Tuesday, bringing total number of countrywide affected children to 58, this year. The Federally Administered Tribal
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Work onsolar power project underway
Work on the provision of infrastructure to the solar project in the Cholistan area is in full swing but is expected to miss its production deadline. As three turbines became functional on Thursday to
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No plans to curb pollution
Usman, 10, has developed asthma and has to use an inhaler when the situation becomes unbearable. The doctor, his mother says, has told them that the condition has more to do with his surroundings rather
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Murree to be cleaned by hired help from Lahore
The Rawalpindi Solid Waste Management Company (RSWMC) has hired the services of 150 employees of the Lahore Solid Waste Management Company (LSWMC), and paid Rs13 million to maintain cleanliness in Murree
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Arab royal hunts down 2,100 houbara bustards in three week safari
A Saudi prince has poached over 2,100 internationally protected houbara bustards in 21-day hunting safari in Chagai, Balochistan, during which the royal also indulged in illegal hunting in protected areas,
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ADB assistance for greenhouse gas reduction
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide technical assistance to Pakistan to develop greenhouse gases reduction technologies to mitigate the effects of climate change as part of implementing
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Rs480m approved for Kalam road: Muqam
The federal government approved Rs480 million for construction of Chakdara-Kalam Road, said Adviser to Prime Minister Eng Amir Muqam here on Monday. Talking to different delegations of various areas