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
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
The World Bank has assured Pakistan of providing $1.5 billion assistance during the current fiscal year to support its economic development and stabilisation programme. A statement issued by the ministry
There has been a 70 per cent decline in the catch of large-sized shrimp over the past four decades while the landing of colossal-sized shrimp has reduced to almost zero, says a recent report which strongly
Every year, 800,000 children die in Pakistan and 35 per cent of these occur due to malnutrition. The risk of death is nine times higher for a child suffering from malnutrition compared to a child with
The government informed the National Assembly on Monday that over 80 per cent of water samples collected across the country were found unsafe for drinking and asked provincial governments to take measures
A recent study has shown high levels of lead in fish samples collected from different parts of the city. Lead exposure, according to experts, can damage the nervous system and cause brain disorders
Over five hundred villages were inundated in Multan, Jhang and Kamoke on Sunday as floods started threatening more regions in Punjab. According to the flood forecasting centre, India has released another
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has released the first tranche of $32.6 million to the World Health Organisation to support the polio eradication programme in Pakistan. The amount released to WHO
Heavy rains and ensuing floods claimed lives of eleven people besides damaging roads and bridges in Hazara division and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal South Waziristan Agency. Five people
KOHAT, Aug 13: A local non-governmental organisation has suggested to the government to launch hydel power projects in Sherkot as the area is suitable for initiating such schemes. “We have prepared feasibility
More than 500 acres of agriculture land have submerged in water and dozens of villages face threat of inundation in Jhuddo taluka after overflow of Dhoro Puran, a natural rainwater drain. The Dhoro