KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has directed the veterinary and wildlife departments to develop close coordination to save the ailing peafowl in Thar. “The peafowl are not only the beauty of the desert but they are like family members of the people of Thar,” he said. The CM presided over a meeting […]
Wildlife hunters in the Punjab will have themselves registered and their records would be computerised to tackle illegal hunting in the province. Director General Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department, Khalid Ayaz Khan, while speaking at a meeting on Tuesday, said that each registered hunter would be confirmed via SMS text messages. The director general who […]
KARACHI: When the meteorological department predicted a heatwave in April this year, the media reacted as if an epidemic had hit the city. We should not scare people, said Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) emergency director Dr Seemin Jamali. She was speaking at a talk, ‘Is Karachi Prepared for Climate Change?’, held at the Institute […]
Having suffered immensely from human and economic losses caused by the hazards of climate change, Pakistan needs to urgently take action on both adaptation and mitigation. Last year, more than 1,200 lives were lost by the deadly heatwave in Karachi and warnings have been issued this year again. Similarly the agriculture-dependent economy of Pakistan, which […]
KARACHI: Amanat Ali sits on a greenbelt at Sharae Faisal, amid chopped trees, which he planted with his hands around 20 years ago. Wearing a gloomy look, he remains oblivious to the fast flowing traffic around him; instead he stares at the half-chopped trees. “I planted them,” he says, staring at the trimmed branches. “I […]
ISLAMABAD: A severe heatwave is likely to hit central parts of the country from May 15 onwards, Pakistan Meteorological Department warned on Thursday. Talking to The Express Tribune, Director-General of PMD Dr Ghulam Rasul said: “We expect a high pressure system will develop in central parts of the country in the second half of this […]
KARACHI: A two-day capacity building workshop on Sindh’s climate change policy concluded on Thursday at a local hotel where experts discussed ways to link the national climate change policy with the annual development plan and sustainable development goals. The event was held jointly by Sindh Environment Protection Agency (Sepa), planning and development department of the […]
KARACHI: The city administration is often chided for not caring enough for its citizens. The criticism is usually related to the fact that it does not preempt a situation and instead of being proactive it reacts to crises, which often becomes a case of ‘too little too late’. Last year’s heatwave that struck Karachi on […]
LAHORE: Wildlife and Parks Director General Khalid Ayaz Khan on Wednesday said a decision had been taken for demarcation of the area under the administrative control of the Wildlife Department through satellite images and to demarcate game reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in accordance with modern needs. He was presiding over a meeting of […]
LAHORE: The provincial capital which has lost over 2,200 trees due to various infrastructure development projects within a short span of last two years, is set to lose 1,700 more trees due to another mega project to be launched within this year. According to documents, the city lost over 2,100 trees due to three projects […]
KARACHI: Karachi Zoological Gardens lost its 16-year-old Bengal tiger, Alex, to kidney failure on Friday, leaving behind tigress Rachel with whom he enjoyed a close companionship. According to zoo director Faheem Khan, Alex and Rachel were a perfect couple. They had not been together for long but the bond between them was unusual. Both of […]
The Punjab University Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics has marked the World Earth Day with a theme called “how we can save earth and become friends of earth”. Students got an opportunity to share their ideas by competing in drawing, painting and sketching. Projects evaluation was done by department Chairperson Professor Dr Anjum Nasim […]
Pakistan Academy of Sciences is hosting the regional workshop on bio-safety and bio-security in life sciences research with the close collaboration of ISESCO and COMSATS. The key objectives of this workshop is to provide hands-on training in Bio-safety and principles of bio-security to researchers and to strengthen linkages among them and forerunners in the field […]
KARACHI: Illegal wildlife trade continues unabated in the city as the wildlife department seems to lack the ‘muscles’ needed to take action against such activities, it emerged on Monday. The trade involves spiny-tailed lizards (locally called Sandha) and marine turtles, both species protected under the law; one was found on sale in Saddar while the […]
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