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
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.
Pakistan and China signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation in development of river fisheries and related technologies. President Asif Ali Zardari attended the ceremony for the signing of the memorandum between the Indus River Fresh Water Fisheries Research Institute and Pearl River Fishery Research Institute of Guangzhou. Sindh Minster for Irrigation Murad Ali S
Pakistan is seeking a regional action plan to combat the wheat stem rust (UG99) virus that has caused serious damage to wheat crops in many counties. UG99 originated in Uganda in 1999 and has migrated to many countries.
WASTE is a major problem for any city, and a city without a proper solid waste management system is a hazard to public health. Islamabad is one such city. The municipal dumping site in H-10 sector is not the only place that stinks in Islamabad.
Pakistan and China on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding for construction of Bunji dam in Northern Areas. The agreement was signed on behalf of Pakistan
Pakistan has good potential for developing Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects through greenhouse gas emission reduction, however, this potential has not been fully exploited as yet. This was stated by federal environment secretary Kamran Lashari while speaking at a workshop on
Water shortages present the greatest future threat to the viability of Pakistan as a state and a society, warns a new book on Pakistan. Author Michael Kugelman argues that
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Tuesday the government had approved a Rs20 billion package for the improvement and development of Karachi. The package includes Rs7 billion contributed by the federal government, he added. The chief minister stated this during a meeting with City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal at the Chief Minister
Chinese government has agreed to send its agricultural experts to Pakistan for the control of Cotton leaf curl virus that has extensively hit cotton crop in Punjab and Sindh. Three experts from China have been invited to visit Pakistan to support the ongoing research against the virus, the chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (Parc) Dr Zafar Altaf said while addressing a meeting of
Pakistan has suffered economic losses worth $30 billion to $35 billion since 1947 due to natural disasters, largely earthquakes and floods. Keeping in view this huge loss, government has decided to include disaster risk management in the next five-year plan. This was informed at a workshop on