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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Senate resolves to provide clean drinking water in ICT
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution, on Monday, requiring the government to take immediate steps for the provision of clean drinking water in Islamabad capital territory. The resolution was moved
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UN-funded drainage plan for four districts
The Punjab government in coordination with UN body “Global Sanitation Fund” will launch a drainage project in Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur districts. This was told at a meeting
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Polio alert in eight districts
The Health Department on Thursday declared eight districts, including Lahore, of Punjab highly sensitive for polio. It also directed the executive district officers (health) of the identified districts
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Pollution killing 10m people annually, Salu moot told
Experts at an international conference on ‘Environmental issues of Sindh and its remedies’ noted with concern that environmental pollution kills more than 10 million people every year in the world.
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Risks to coastal communities by climate change highlighted
Highlighting serious risks to coastal communities due to climate change, a position paper launched on Thursday at a local hotel calls upon the government to immediately start mapping of coastal land, determine
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Punjab starts selling unapproved cotton seeds
The Punjab government has started selling genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds that have never been field tested in Pakistan and approved for commercialisation. The move can have a negative impact
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Tribesmen agree to resolve mine dispute thru dialogue
The elders of Malakand Agency and Bajaur Agency’s Barang tribe on Wednesday decided to resolve the longstanding dispute on the ownership of a local chromite mine by dialogue. The decision was made during
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Nutrition support plan to be launched in nine districts
In the backdrop of a famine-like situation in Thar, the Sindh government is set to launch its Nutrition Support Programme Sindh (NPS) to initially target nine of the 24 districts which are facing acute
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Mansehra admin to acquire land for 870mw dam
The district administration of Mansehra would acquire a 4,400-kanal piece of land for execution of Suki Kanari hydropower project. The dam will be built on the Kunhar River in Kaghan valley to generate
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Hospital waste at Pims poses serious health hazard
Heaps of hospital wastes, piling up at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), are turning out to be a serious health hazard for visitors to the hospital, besides causing environmental pollution