In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking the start of a permanent decline in fossil generation. 2024 both clarified and consolidated the shape of the global …
Pakistan environmental protection agencies are not well equipped to effectively implement laws. This was stated by Saeed A Khan, professor at the NED University of Engineering and Technology. Lack of technical knowledge, manpower, equipments and strong financial support were the reasons behind the inefficiency of the agencies, he said. Khan …
pakistan's military rulers have announced plans to allow entry of multinational companies in the agricultural sector as part of its economic reforms. Corporate farming is being seen as the future of the country's agriculture. The controversial decision was made public when the finance minister unveiled the annual budget for 2000-2001 …
The United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights (UNCHR), has been asked to take action against the construction of Kalabagh dam on the Indus river in Pakistan. Liberation, a European non-governmental organisation, stated that the proposed dam would lead to an environment disaster. "Kalabagh dam will raise the water table and …
The Sindh and North West Frontier Province governments of Pakistan are apprehensive about the proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam. They have asked the Union government of Pakistan to consult them before taking a decision. According to them, the dam construction may lead to large-scale dislocation of the local population. …
some right-wing religious groups of Pakistan have come out with statements that give an indication of a hate campaign against non-governmental organisations ( ngos). Media reports indicate that ngos are concerned about this as the Pakistan government has maintained a stony silence on the issue. A July 10 report in …
After keeping it in the storehouse for 22 years, Pakistan's North West Frontier Province government is shipping 50 tonnes of obsolete pesticide to the United Kingdom for incineration. The countries have agreed to do so under the guardianship of the German programme, GTZ, and the Provincial Environmental Protection Agency. The …
At a time when India is dithering over the move to switch to clean fuels, our neighbours seem to be pulling all stops to reduce vehicular emissions. Both Pakistan and Bangladesh are going all out to expedite the process of moving towards compressed natural gas (CNG). Pakistan has even decided …
The Haleji lake plays host to over 100,000 migratory water fowls of over 230 species during winters. The lake is threatened with extinction due to a fall in water level and weeds. Earlier, the level was maintained by the Karachi Water and Sewage Board as it provided the city with …
The state of environment in Pakistan is "alarming' and is costing the country from US $1 billion to US $2.1 billion per year, which comes to 2.5 per cent to five per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). This was stated by Jamil Asghar Bhatti, project manager of the …
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistan's Chief Executive General Parvez Musharraf had, among their various other duties, one common task
The world's largest juniper forest in Balochistan, Pakistan, is dwindling at an alarming rate and authorities have begun to take steps to check the damage. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is helping the government in the province to devise a strategy to preserve the rare juniper forest spread in and …
Pakistan's minister for environment, local government and rural development, Omar Asghar Khan has set up three committees to develop a long-term vision on environment. The committees will also address a priority programme for clean air, clean water, disposal of solid wastes, development and promotion of resources, including solar energy, forestry …
Oral cancer is the second most common cancer in women and the third most common in men in Pakistan. Tobacco is smoked and chewed extensively in Pakistan. Paan is a quid of piper betel leaf that contains areca nut, lime, condiment, sweeteners, and sometimes tobacco, which is also used extensively. …
Pakistan ranks fifth among countries most severely affected by tuberculosis in the world. This was stated by the country's director-general health services Ahsan Ahmed at an international preparatory conference on tb in Bankok recently. He urged the international community to assist Pakistan's efforts to eradicate the disease by providing technical …
About three million hectares of irrigated land has been adversely affected by waterlogging and salinity, causing an overall annual economic loss of us $2 billion to Pakistan. This was stated by a report based on a study conducted by LEAD-Pakistan, a non-profit organisation. The study, titled Institutions and Leadership in …
thousands of people living in cities in Pakistan are consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals, says a study conducted by the department of soil science at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. In the cities, vegetables are cultivated on land irrigated with city effluents, which have excessive quantities of metal ions. …
Pakistan federal minister for environment, local government and rural development, Umar Asghar Khan, has said that an emergency response system should be developed in the Port Qasim Area (PQA) to check incidents of oil spillage in the future. The PQA, Maritime Security Agency (MSA), Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Pakistan Environment …
The Punjab environment protection department in Pakistan has directed six city hospitals to manage their waste properly to help check the incidents of hospital-acquired diseases among the general public. "We have asked the management of these hospitals, three each from public and private sectors to take necessary steps for the …
The government of Pakistan is undertaking a study regarding the introduction of electric vehicles. Environment ministry officials said that these electric vehicles were environment-friendly means of transport and their operational cost was lower than that of vehicles operating on other fuels. Moreover, these were pollution-free. Batteries used in them were …
