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
China said on Friday that it would provide financial assistance to Pakistan for launching its first satellite and a memorandum of understanding in this connection would be signed next week.
Senior Provincial Minister Raja Riaz Ahmed said on Friday the province was facing a 40 per cent irrigation water shortage. Mr Riaz, flanked by Punjab Labour Minister Muhammad Ashraf Sohna, told a press conference at the Circuit House that Pakistan had lodged protest with India over the shortage of water in the River Chenab and approached the international court for interference.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council decided on Thursday to revive the Karachi Circular Railway as a modern commuter system at a cost of Rs128.5 billion. The committee suggested dualisation of railway tracks with the provision of two dedicated tracks along the main lines from Karachi City station to Drigh Road.
Flash floods swept away seven members of a family in Gorvek area near Afghan border in North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, residents said. They said that torrential rains caused the flood. Volunteers retrieved two bodies of the ill-fated family. Search for the bodies of three children and two men was continuing.
The AJK Legislative Assembly constituted a committee on Tuesday to draft a resolution to convey its concerns to the federal government and Wapda over the contentious Mangla Dam extension project and to raise the issue of rehabilitation of families affected by it.
The Punjab Environment Protection Department is establishing a climate change cell for offering technical advice to the stakeholders on climate change and carbon trading.
The government has decided to set up an electricity development company in Northern Areas to implement power projects in the region. This was stated by Water and Power Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at a meeting of the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) here on Friday. The minister said the government would support production and promotion of solar water-heaters to reduce gas consumpti
The Punjab Environment Protection Department is establishing a climate change cell for offering technical advice to the stakeholders on climate change and carbon trading. EPD Director-General Shagufta Shahjehan told Dawn that since the country lagged far behind in carbon trading compared with other developing countries, the cell would help strengthen Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching solid waste project in six talukas under the North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) with an estimated cost of Rs18 billion. The identified areas include Larkana, Shikarpur, Old Sukkur, Sukkur City, Rohri and Khairpur, said Larkana Ta luka Nazim Qurban Ali Abbasi on Tuesday. The ADB had already acquired 200 acres for the project in Larkana.