ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has sought a concise statement within 15 days over a petition against the cutting of hundreds of trees along the roads of Karachi. Last week, a three-judge bench, headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmad had passed an order on a constitutional petition of Pakhar Welfare Association Karachi. The plea requested the court […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Federation and all the four provincial governments to submit progress reports in the environmental pollution case. The three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali heard the suo moto case regarding environmental pollution in the country. During the course of proceedings the […]
Karachi: Religious leaders can play a role in countering the effects of climate change by inculcating a sense of ethics in development in urban centres like Karachi. This was said by members of the civil society on Thursday at the Karachi Press Club, where they gathered to discuss the role of religious leaders in offsetting […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has said that uncertainties in weather pattern will persist till mid-June and warned of probable heatwaves over the plains and in coastal areas. In its ‘Seasonal Outlook for Spring and Early Summer 2016’, the Met department says that the prevailing oceanic, atmospheric and surface climatic conditions suggest that uncertainties in […]
Karachi: On the occasion of International Day of Forests, the Pakistan Navy launched a mangroves plantation campaign along the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan provinces. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah inaugurated the drive at a ceremony that was attended by a large number of senior military and civil officials, including representatives […]
ISLAMABAD: UK-based WaterAid released a report on the eve of World Water Day, revealing that water quality throughout the world has deteriorated, with Pakistan being no exception. Around 16 million people in Pakistan do not have access to clean water and that there are also inequalities in the cost of the commodity, with the poor […]
PESHAWAR: About 100,000 saplings were planted by the youth during a plantation drive entitled ‘one tree, one life’ inaugurated by PTI chairman Imran Khan in Regi Model Township here on Monday. One student would be planting one sapling under the initiative, said Imran Khan. He said that it was a great initiative of the Khyber […]
KARACHI: Cities across the world have used urban forestry as a means to reduce air pollution and it is high time that Karachi does the same. Speaking to The Express Tribune, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) forest expert Syed Ghulam Qadir agrees urban forestry can be a solution to the city’s air problem. […]
LAHORE: Lights were switched off at major public buildings in the city from 8:30pm to 9:30pm in connection with the Earth Hour observed across the globe to raise awareness about the need to prevent environmental degradation. These buildings included the Town Hall, the district courts, the General Post Office, the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, the Assembly […]
PESHAWAR: Deputy Commissioner Riaz Khan Mahsud on Friday said the government would celebrate March 21 as International Forests Day. He said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan and Chief Minister Pervez Khattak would plant 100,000 plants at the Regi Model Town in Peshawar.The deputy commissioner in this regard called a meeting where Additional Deputy Commissioner Irshad […]
THE year 2015 will be remembered for two landmark global agreements. In September, UN member states endorsed the 2030 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Later, 196 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted the Paris Agreement at the conclusion of UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in France. The year will […]
LONDON – Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world’s population, do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. Dirty water and poor sanitation can cause severe diarrhoeal diseases in children, killing 900 under-fives a day across the world, according to United Nations […]
The changing climate patterns around the globe pose a formidable threat to people in all countries. Though there is a growing consciousness about this potential weapon of mass destruction, very little has been done in concrete terms to prevent this disaster. Environmental scientists believe that if the emissions of heat-trapping gases, also known as greenhouse […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed construction of a gird station in Fatima Jinnah Park popularly known as the F-9 Park. The apex court issued the order on a petition filed by Anwar Ali Butt, a resident of F-8, requesting the apex court to ask the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to stop the construction […]
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