Pakistan certifies first organic cotton bale
Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan's first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at Kot Sabzal. Balochistan's Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial
Balochistan on Wednesday marked the certification of Pakistan's first organic cotton bale at a ceremony held at Kot Sabzal. Balochistan's Minister for Agriculture Engineer Zamrak Khan said the provincial
Low intensity tremors were felt in Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Qubo Saeed Khan, Jacobabad and Dadu towns at around 5.35 pm on Wednesday, leaving a three-year-old boy injured. People, who were already scared by tragic news of a major quake hitting Blaochistan the same day, which had left hundreds dead and injured as many, ran outside the rooms and enclosed areas for fear of being buried alive.
More than 100 people have been killed in an earthquake in southwestern Pakistan, Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation Zamaruk Khan said. He said the government is preparing to provide food, shelter and medical care to survivors of Wednesday's quake. 'More than 100' people have been killed so far, he said.
Of more than a thousand dengue patients reported at different hospitals in the province, 358 were tested positive. This was stated by Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed on Tuesday while issuing latest figures about the prevalence of dengue fever in Sindh.
The NWFP government formally set up a new department to exploit and develop natural resources including hydropower generation, oil and gas of the province.
More than 15 per cent of the children, living in the camps set up by the government for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Bajaur tribal region, are suffering from malnutrition. According to a preliminary report of a survey by the United Nations (UN), prevalence of the global acute malnutrition in children was up to 15 per cent in the Kacha Garhi camp.
Provin-cial Minister for Agriculture Arbab Mohammad Ayub Jan has said that Rs300 million had been provided to the Bank of Khyber so that farmers could get their crops insured.
The health department has blamed the World Health Organisation (WHO) for rise in polio cases in the NWFP, sources claimed. A complaint in this regard was made by the executive district officer (EDO), health Peshawar, in response to an explanation sought by the provincial secretary health, regarding rise in the polio cases in the province this year, the sources said.
October 24 is observed as the birth anniversary of Jonas Salk, leader of a team that invented one of the two anti-polio vaccines in 1955. The disease had been rendering countless children paralyzed for life until the vaccine was developed. The day is globally known as
Flour crisis has cropped up again in Jacobabad with more intensity as flour price has risen to Rs35 to 38 per kg from Rs23 per kg. EDO, revenue, Shahid Islam with local Pakistan People
Leaders of 40 of the world's major cities pledged action Thursday to fight climate change, taking measures ranging from promoting solar energy to tracking genetically modified food. Warning that crowded urban areas were especially susceptible to the planet's rising temperatures, city officials said they needed to take the lead in adapting to climate change.