By: KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ OWING to rising global warming things are going from bad to worse in several countries but the UN and other developed countries have failed to prepare a code of conduct for developed countries which are responsible for global warming. The rising temperature of the earth has forced several countries to face […]
By: DILBAR DETHO This is apropos of Fayyaz Bukhari’s letter about fireworks at weddings being a nuisance. I agree with the writer. A noise is a nuisance that is a major threat to human lives, and in the past 30 years, such noise has been increasing rapidly. In Pakistan, unfortunately, there is no legislation to […]
By: Amin Ahmed ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) discussed on Monday flood-fighting and mitigation measures to ensure that the monsoon season passes without causing any damage to life and property. Presiding over an inter-provincial meeting of the commission, Federal Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said extra vigilance and round-the-clock monitoring and […]
Karachi: Sindh Environment Minister Shaikh Muhammad Afzal has urged all stakeholders to join hands to overcome the growing menace of environmental pollution as the government alone could not contain it. Speaking to different delegations at his office, Afzal said the industrialized and developed countries spent huge amounts of money for cleaner environment, however, the issue […]
CHINIOT: A medium flood warning was issued to 60 villages on Saturday as 100,000 cusec water will flow the Chenab at Chiniot on Monday (tomorrow) at 10am. About 150,000 cusec water has been discharged at Marala point which is likely to reach Chiniot on Monday and its intensity will be about 100,000 cusec. A meeting […]
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that stern action will be taken against the officials responsible if rainwater accumulated anywhere in the provincial metropolis. He said that he wanted results and would not be satisfied merely with reports, adding that had the system been functioning properly, the rainwater would not have accumulated on roads […]
By: Faiza Ilyas KARACHI: The fundamental challenge facing Karachi is a disorganized, ill-coordinated institutional and governance framework with substantial capacity deficits, according to a recent study assessing the city’s vulnerability to possible climate change impacts. The 65-page study, Karachi city climate change adaptation strategy a road map, is conducted by Shehri-Citizens for a Better Environment, […]
By: Intikhab Hanif LAHORE: The River Chenab nearly attained the level of high flood at two places on Sunday as the monsoon spell continued to generate heavy rains in upper parts of the country and in Lahore and other cities and towns of north and north-eastern Punjab. Low-lying areas of central, northern and north-eastern Lahore […]
KARACHI: Environmental and agricultural experts have called for paradigm shift in conservation of remaining forests of Sindh and abolish the existing forest lease policy to save the forests of the province. Talking to The Nation, a number of the experts said that although the main factor responsible for degradation of the forests is the reduction […]
By: M RAFIQUE GORAYA The River Indus is in low flood level at Tarbela, Kalabagh and Chashma while rivers Chenab and Kabul are also in low at Marala and Nowshera respectively, Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) said here on Friday. In its daily flood forecast of gauging stations, FCC said that water inflow in river Indus […]
By: Hafeez Tunio KARACHI: Despite two successive mega floods in the past two years and the prediction of 15 per cent more rains this monsoon season, disaster management, contingency planning and humanitarian relief are sectors for which the Sindh government allocated the least amount of funds. This was revealed in report released by Peoples Accountability […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast rain from Friday to Sunday in most parts of the country. According to the Met office, a seasonal low lies over northwest Balochistan and adjoining areas. Monsoon currents are penetrating into most parts of the country. A westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and likely […]
By: Imran Ali Teepu ISLAMABAD: With erratic rains since the start of the monsoon season, Islamabad may have to brace itself for a water crisis. But even the capital’s lifeline for water, the Simly Dam, is hardly 14 feet above from the dead level, the civic authority is yet to come up with a contingency […]
Met Office has predicted a fresh spell of monsoon rains over upper and some central parts of the country in the next four days. The office in its weather forecast observed that monsoon rains during July remained below normal in the country. It said the present trend of weak monsoon is expected to continue till […]
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