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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Pakistan seeks FAO help for zero-hunger programme
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for an effective implementation of the ‘Zero Hunger and Family Farming Programme’ to start school feeding projects
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Experts find fault with EIA of Orange Line project
LAHORE: The Technical Experts Committee, a body of the Environment Department of Punjab, has objected to figures and design of the Rs165 billion Orange Line Metro Project and directed the Lahore Development
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13 killed in Khuzdar flash flood
QUETTA/KHUZDAR: A flash flood overwhelmed three villages in Saroona and Shah Noorani areas of Khuzdar district late on Wednesday night, leaving at least 13 people dead. Seven people were said to be
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Muttahida and PPP agree to make water theft non-bailable offence
The Sindh government has decided to declare water theft a non-bailable offence and until a law is passed by the assembly, which is not in session, an ordinance will be promulgated soon to eliminate water
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Sepa approval of KPT’s coal handling operation fails to address public concerns
KARACHI: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency’s (Sepa) recent approval of two separate Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) reports on the coal terminal being operated by the Karachi Port Trust (KPT)
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Asking for air to breathe
ISLAMABAD: Emissions from the steel mills in the capital’s industrial area is polluting the air, residents breathe, and gradually destroying the environment. Early each morning, the dense black and
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ADB offers climate change funding
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is among the six countries of Asia selected by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to scale up investments in urban climate change resilience, especially for the urban poor, it was learnt
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Pakistan ready to save AJK forests
ISLAMABAD: Forests being cut in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir territory by the timber mafia will bring the looming water crisis in the region nearer, warned an official of the territory. “Every year the
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‘No polio case in Punjab’
LAHORE: The health department has denied any polio case in Shahpur tehsil of Sargodha. A spokesman of health department said that a team comprising experts of WHO and district health officer examined the
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Chitralis protest ban on timber transportation
CHITRAL: The people from the forested areas of Chitral on Sunday protested against the ban on the transportation of the harvested timber out of the district. They asked the government to lift the ban within