Search Results for: water shortage
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Climate Change
Authorities oblivious as water crisis threatens food, national security
Political and economic problems continue to dominate the headlines even as Pakistan’s water crisis threatens to devastate the agriculture sector…
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Climate Change
Potohar water table
OVER the last two decades or so, ground water in the Potohar region, especially in areas around Rawalpindi and Islamabad,…
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Climate Change
Ensuring water security
During the past six months, Pakistan has experienced unusually hot and humid weather and unprecedented shortages of water in the…
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Water Innovations
High-powered team examines Balochistan concerns on water flows
HYDERABAD: A high-profile team comprising federal and provincial ministers from Balochistan, Indus River System Authority (Irsa) chairman and members as…
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Valuing Water
Water woes
Karachi and its 25 million residents are facing an acute water shortage. Over half of the residents in the city…
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Water Innovations
Pindi’ites demand clean drinking water supply
RAWALPINDI – The residents of Rawalpindi city have demanded clean drinking water facility as most parts of the over populous…
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Climate Change
6,000 cusecs water wasted owing to ‘evaporation’, NA told
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Shah on Friday stated on the floor of the National Assembly that some…
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Climate Change
No food without water
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Sindh province is facing a major water shortage. Farmers along the coastline of Badin and Thatta districts are…
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Climate Change
PTI criticizes Khursheed for ‘giving away Sindh’s water to Punjab’
SUKKUR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s provincial chapter has severely criticised Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah for giving away…
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Valuing Water
What Can the World Learn from Israel’s Innovation to Beat Water Crisis?
What Can the World Learn from Israel’s Innovation to Beat Water Crisis? By Max Kaplan-Zantopp Israel is a desert, and…
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