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Pakistan
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Dharampura residents clash with WAPDA over power breakdowns
Continuing power breakdowns and unscheduled load shedding resulted in a clash between locals of the Mustafabad area of Dharampura and officials of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) on Friday. The scuffle occurred as WAPDA officials tried to leave the area without restoring the electricity, City 42 reported. The channel cited the locals as saying that the area was without any electricity for long hours every day and WAPDA officials had done nothing to resolve the problem.
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26mm rain in Rawalpindi and 31mm in Islamabad, low-lying areas inundated: Rain sets off alarm yet Leh remains in limit
Heavy rains with gusty winds and hailstrom lashed the city on Friday, raising water level at Leh Nullah up to 13 feet and caused power outages with low-lying parts of the city getting inundated. District administration, Civil Defence Department and Rescue 1122 remained on high alert to deal with any emergency. The Met Office recorded 26mm rain in Rawalpindi and 31mm in Islamabad while wind was blowing at a speed of 46 km/hour. The day was overcast. Heavy shower lasted from 11am to 3pm, bringing the mercury down to 25 Celsius and almost blocking all outdoor activities.
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Flood Warning System fails
The Flood Warning System installed at Rawal Town Municipal Administration (RTMA) offices three months ago by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) went out of order during heavy rain on Friday. According to the sources, the equipment was provided by the JICA to record water flow at Leh Nullah and set off alarm if the water level reached dangerous level, but on Friday, the system failed to record flow of water due to software problem. When contacted, District Emergency Officer Dr Tanveer said the system was fully functional at RTMA offices.
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Substandard imported wheat: millers warn of public outrage
Flour millers have complained that the quality of wheat recently imported for the NWFP is
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REIP fails to launch Rs 72 million water supply project
Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project (REIP) has failed to launch Rs 72 million project of laying water supply lines and installing new tube wells in nine union councils of Potohar Town. Sources told Daily Times on Thursday that last year the REIP had made a plan to launch this project but due to general elections in February 2008, the project could not be started in time.
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Water table drop almost 70 feet: Alarming reduction in supply from tube wells in capital
An alarming reduction in water supply from tube wells to the federal capital has shocked Capital Development Authority (CDA) Water Supply Directorate. The CDA officials noticed this development when they learnt that tube wells designed to produce 400 to 500 gallon water per minute were now producing only 40 to 50 gallons water per minute, sources told Daily Times.
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Food Stamp Scheme will help eliminate poverty: SA Hameed
The Punjab government has initiated the Rs 22 billion Food Stamp Scheme (FSS) to eliminate poverty and uplift the standard of living of the society
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'Green tractor scheme' being processed in Punjab
Punjab government has launched "green tractor scheme" with an objective to promote agriculture sector and in this regard application/form process is in progress across the province. According to agriculture sources, the government will deliver tractors to small farmers at subsidised rates and for this purpose the government will offer subsidy of Rs 0.2 million per tractor, a private television channel reported.
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10% of children have asthma
Bronchial asthma targets about 10 percent of children and about five to 10 percent of adults in Pakistan, said Prof. Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhry of the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi university, during a lecture on Wednesday. He said that the Global Initiative for Asthma shows that more than 150 million people in the world suffer from this syndrome and it is equally prevalent in school-going children. Last year, the death toll of asthma patients reached 260,000.
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Pakistan facing Rotavirus diarrhoea threat: PPA
Pakistan is under threat of Rotavirus diarrhoea outbreak, said Pakistan Paediatric Association