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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Survey declares 600 Gujrat houses worst-hit by flood
GUJRAT: Out of 1,114 flood-hit houses in the district’s villages, some 600 have been declared the ‘worst-hit’ in a survey conducted by the Urban Unit of the Punjab government. According to the survey
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Five more polio cases detected
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health’s Polio Virology Laboratory confirmed another five polio cases on Tuesday night, taking the number of cases reported this year to 171. Two cases have been
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Rs150 million for flood-hit people
NOWSHERA: The Umma Welfare Trust has announced Rs150 million for rehabilitation of the flood affected people of Punjab. The trust’s chairman Maulana Mohammad Idrees told mediapersons here on Monday
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Flood-hit families of 73 Gujrat villages to get compensation
GUJRAT: The Punjab government has introduced a policy which entitles families of at least 73 flood-hit villages in Gujrat for the cash compensation. In the first phase, Rs25,000 will be given to each
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Over 17,000 acres of forest land under occupation of influential people, criminals
LARKANA/SUKKUR: Some 12,000 acres of forest land in Larkana district and over 5,000 acres in Sukkur district is under the occupation of unauthorised people and the forest department is unable to retrieve
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Potable water of two UCs declared unfit
GUJRAT: The potable water in two union councils of the flood-hit areas has been declared unfit for the human consumption after the district government had sent water samples of at least 77 places of flood-affected
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Call for national action plan for conservation of sharks
KARACHI: Speakers at a one-day workshop held here on Monday underlined the need for a national action plan for the conservation of sharks whose numbers have declined by 80 per cent over 15 years. Shark
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Living fossils’ on the verge of extinction
LAHORE: Though turtles are resilient specie and they are considered living fossils for their adaptability to their environment, they are facing imminent threat to their survival in Pakistan because of
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Sepa yet to take action against polluting sugar mills
KARACHI: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) is yet to take action on a last year report that highlights high levels of pollution being caused by sugar mills. The report prepared by private
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Death toll from floods reaches 264
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday said flood-related death toll in Punjab mainly in Sialkot district had increased to 264. Sialkot has become the worst hit district