ISLAMABAD: Setting aside its earlier judgment, the top court has lifted ban on the hunting of Houbara bustard, a game bird prized by hunters from the Gulf States who flock to Pakistan every winter. The Supreme Court’s three-judge bench, headed by former chief justice Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on August 19, 2015 imposed a complete […]
ISLAMABAD – The draft of the first ever National Forest Policy is ready to be sent to the Council of Common Interest (CCI) next week for getting formal approval, The Nation learnt reliably yesterday. The ministry of climate change prepared and finalised the draft with the consultation of provinces last month. All provinces and other […]
KARACHI: After three days in captivity, the five falcons recently confiscated at the airport for being illegally imported from Dubai to Karachi were released on Wednesday in the Khirthar National Park near the Khar Centre in the presence of customs and wildlife department officials. The delay in the birds’ release in the wild reportedly occurred […]
ISLAMABAD: In the first study of the mass of plastic waste polluting world oceans, a report published on Tuesday expresses apprehensions that at the current rate of the waste flowing into the oceans it will outweigh fish and other maritime creatures by 2050. The report says that 95pc of the value of packaging material, worth […]
The use of fatal drugs to treat livestock has pulled down the population of endangered white-backed and long-billed vultures by over 90 percent in Pakistan, the WWF-Pakistan said on Tuesday. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs), which the farmers use to treat their livestock includes diclofenac sodium, aceclofenac and keoprofen that the WWF-Pakistan has termed ‘fatal’ […]
KARACHI: The five falcons confiscated at the Karachi airport for being ‘illegally imported’ from Dubai were not released in the wild on Monday due to some ‘issues’ between Pakistan Customs and Sindh wildlife department on their custody. The endangered birds were seized by the customs authorities on Sunday night but their refusal to hand over […]
KARACHI: A 10-foot-long and 96-kilogramme-heavy rare largetooth sawfish was caught by local fishermen near Surbandar, Gwadar, on Sunday. Despite the ban on its catch and trade due to its near extinction, the rare fish was later sold to traders for Rs26,000. The sawfish population is considered under extreme threat of extinction. Three species of sawfish […]
THATTA: Amid the ruthless hunting that goes on unabated in and around the Keenjhar lake –– a major wintering ground for a wide array of waterfowl –– some birds have found a sanctuary where they can fly, search for food and nest without any fear of being hunted by humans. This is all thanks to […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change has sought Rs18.8 million for revival of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s central monitoring facility. EPA Central Laboratory for Environmental Analysis and Networking, which was established with the financial assistance of the government of Japan, has been non-functional since 2010 due to shortage of funds and dearth of technical staff. […]
KARACHI: Five falcons being imported illegally from Dubai to Karachi were confiscated by the customs authorities at the airport on Sunday. The importer identified as Lal Mohammed was also arrested. “The importer didn’t have proper documents to bring the birds,” said deputy director of customs Dr Ali Raza. According to Mr Raza, falcons are not […]
KARACHI: The average temperature of the world has increased by 0.7 degree Celsius since the beginning of the 20th century and it may rise by 1.6 to 4.3 degrees by the end of the 21st century, said Karachi University (KU) vice-chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Muhammad Qaiser. Dr Qaiser was addressing the local and international delegates […]
LAHORE– The Punjab government has shut down an air quality monitoring project to hide rising pollution levels linked to Orange Line construction work, environment department officials told The Nation. Officials, who asked not to be named, said orders to close down the Air Quality Monitoring System had come from the very top just as Lahore […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change admitted before the Supreme Court that new housing colonies along the Murree Expressway are polluting water reservoirs, rendering the contents unfit for human consumption. Deputy Attorney General Sohail Mahmood submitted a report on behalf of the ministry and informed the bench that untreated sewage and other waste from Murree […]
KARACHI: A recent study has shown high levels of fecal contamination and rare presence of chlorine in the piped water being supplied to Orangi Town. The study published in the Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, an online journal of the Academy for Environment and Life Sciences, India, was conducted at the Institute of […]
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