By: Sonia Malik LAHORE: A complaint has been filed with the Environmental Protection Department citing violations of the Punjab Environmental Protection Act of 2012 by the government in the construction of the Bus Rapid Transit System project. The complaint was filed to EPD Director General Maqsood Lak by Akhtar Awan, an environmental lawyer who runs […]
LAHORE: The PML-Q and the PPP have held the PML-N government responsible for not taking measures to save the people of south Punjab from flood and demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter. PML-Q Punjab Secretary-General Chaudhry Zaheeruddin said inefficient rulers of Punjab had once again ‘drowned’ poor people of Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa and […]
By: Tazeen Javed After being hit by torrential rains and consequent floods that devastated the country in 2010 and 2011, one would have thought that the government of Pakistan and its people would be better prepared to deal with the rains with the arrival of monsoon this year. Considering that the monsoon hit us a […]
Karachi: The meteorological department has predicted chances of thunderstorm and rain in the city for Monday (today) while the metropolis received drizzle in various areas between Saturday night and Sunday morning. According to Met office report, the maximum temperature was recorded at 33.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday and the minimum temperature 26.5 degrees Celsius with […]
By: Aamir Yasin RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government is all set to launch work on the Rs1.017 billion 6th Road flyover from September 15 without getting the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report, which is mandatory for such projects. The construction work will be started next week while the formal groundbreaking ceremony will be held on September […]
KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi, Roshan Ali Shaikh has shown his concern those smoke-emitting vehicles and those without fitness clearance has created a hazard of air and noise pollution. He made such an observation while presiding over a meeting on environment pollution, said an official statement here on Sunday. On this occasion, Additional Commissioner Karachi-I, Kamran Shamshad […]
By: Nawaz Khuhro KARACHI: A curtain raiser was organised by IUCN Pakistan at the IUCN Country Office, Karachi the other day. The purpose of the curtain raiser was to brief the media about the IUCN World Conservation Congress which is being held from September 6-15, 2012 in Jeju, South Korea. Shah Murad Aliani, Country Representative, […]
Karachi: The National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) organised a talk by the global vice-president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Javed Jabbar, on “An Introduction to IUCN and Environmental Challenges in Pakistan”, here the other day. Jabbar said […]
ISLAMABAD: With the aim to promote the understanding of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the Ministry of Climate Change has introduced a CDM guidebook for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The guidebook was launched by Federal Minister for Climate Change Rana Farooq Saeed Khan at the ministry here on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference following […]
By: Ali Hazrat Bacha PESHAWAR: Traffic remained suspended on Charsadda-Peshawar Road for about 12 hours on Tuesday as torrential rains in parts of Khyber Agency and suburban areas of Peshawar caused heavy flood in the Budni Nullah (stream). The delay on part of rescuers to reach the area also led to a strong protest demonstration […]
KARACHI: One of the biggest challenges facing the country as it embarks on the path of sustainable development is for the government to realise the importance of having an environmental framework. Global vice president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Javed Jabbar expressed these views as he spoke on “An Introduction […]
KARACHI: The Supreme Court has ordered all civic and environmental agencies to file reports about what they have done to control environmental pollution. On Tuesday, the counsel for the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) asked for more time to comment. Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Amir Hani Muslim adjourned the hearing to an unspecified […]
LAHORE: Pollution is having dangerous effects not only on the country’s overall economy but also disturbing the lives of the people. Public-private partnership could be very useful in countering alarming effects of environmental pollution. Pollution is destroying major crops and it can escalate energy issue in the country as well. These views were shared by […]
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Persistent rains are playing havoc with the lives of people in Dera Ismail Khan, Mandi Bahuddin and other areas, as water enters their houses, causing massive damage to properties. Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed least many people and destroyed hundreds of houses in different parts of the […]
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