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
PESHAWAR, Nov 4: NWFP Minister for Agriculture Arbab Mohammad Ayub Jan has said the government will provide 100 bulldozers to the agriculture engineering department to facilitate farmers in making their barren land cultivable. He said these bulldozers would be provided at the rate of Rs180 per hour to farmers. The minister said that with the help of these bulldozers and 500 tubewells, 6,250
KARACHI, Nov 4: The entire city faced an overall water shortage of 48.5 million gallon per day (mgd) owing to an over 13-hour suspension of power supply to the Dhabeji pumping station, it was stated on Wednesday. According to the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, the electricity supply to the phase-2 of the installation was stopped at 7am for some cable repair work and restored at 6pm.
Poaching, trapping and sale of peachicks is going on in district Tharparkar despite a ban on hunting and poaching in the district where peacock, deer and other rare species are on the verge of extinction.
The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of towns and cities and the basic right of all to an adequate shelter and to remind the world of its collective responsibility towards human habitat
Illegal hunting is going on in the country and even the sanctuaries and Wildlife department reserves are no longer safe for animals.
Provision of clean drinking water to the entire population of the country looks more like a distant dream even after the announcement of a national policy by the federal cabinet on Monday as the task requires over 16 years to complete.
Federal Minister for Health Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani on Tuesday called upon Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan to evolve joint strategies to stem the spread of malaria in the region.
The clock is ticking on one of the government
The federal health authorities on Thursday confirmed the first swine flu case at Islamabad airport and the third in the country.
The country may face drought-like situation this Rabi (October-March) as heavy water withdrawals from dams draw down steeply without replenishment because of exceptionally low river flows.