Provincial govts urged to join federal govt for boosting country’s forest cover
Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan, has assured all provincial forest departments of all-out support in every possible form for increasing area under forest in the country.
View ArticleClimate change will aggravate Pakistan’s disease burden, warns Senator...
Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan, has warned that Pakistan's disease burden and its overall impact on socio-economic development gains made in recent years will further...
View ArticleRs 160mn grant-in-aid for KWSB to provide water to Karachiites
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has approved Rs 160 million grant-in-aid for Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to supply water through 1000 tankers to the areas facing acute water shortage
View ArticlePakistan achieves 12pc protected area target under MDGs: Minister
Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan has said that Pakistan has achieved the target of 12% protected areas under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Environmental...
View ArticleNatural catastrophes three million people affected in Pakistan yearly: World...
The recent earthquake in Nepal has once again reminded us of the risks posed by natural disasters in our region. In Pakistan, approximately 3 million people are affected by natural catastrophes each year,
View ArticleClimate Change Pakistan among most vulnerable countries: UNDP
Pakistan is assessed to be one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change with particulate threats to water, energy and food security, according to United Nations Development Porgamme
View ArticleOver 50 percent of population living below poverty line: World Bank
Over 50 percent of Pakistan''s population is living below the poverty line, a World Bank report titled "World Development Indicators (WDI) 2015" maintains. The international poverty line is two dollars
View ArticleRs52bn allocated for Dasu Hydropower Project
The Government is focusing on developing additional resources of energy to overcome energy shortage in the country. For this purpose, it will invest 248 billion rupees on different power projects during
View ArticlePunjab to spend Rs 70 billion on clean drinking water
The Punjab government will spend up to Rs 70 billion to provide clean drinking water for the next three years which includes up to Rs 11 billion for the financial year 2015-16, official sources revealed
View ArticleForest preserving policy to be submitted before the cabinet soon: Senate told
The Ministry of Climate Change would submit a new forest policy before the Cabinet to promote and preserve forests, Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan Monday told Senate on Monday.
View ArticlePlastic bags Imposition of ban on manufacturing, use hailed
Vice Chairman of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade, Senator Mohsin Aziz hailed the provincial government decision regarding imposition of ban on manufacturing and use of polythene shopping
View ArticlePDMA releases Rs 550 million to flood-affected districts
The Punjab Disaster Management Authority has released Rs 550 million funds to the District Co-ordination officers of seven flood hit districts to resolve problems of the affected people. Punjab government
View ArticleProtest against coal-fired power plant held
Hundreds of demonstrators including shroud wearing people took to the streets in Multan today to protest against a new coal-fired power plant in Muzaffargarh district which would pollute the air and toxic
View ArticleNet global deforestation slows down by over 50 percent: FAO
The world's forests continue to shrink as populations increase and forest land is converted to agriculture and other uses, but over the past 25 years the rate of net global deforestation has slowed down
View ArticleNational Forest Policy draft likely to get required consensus
The Ministry of Climate Change has decided to take the National Forest Policy-2015 to Council of Common Interests (CCI) for approval after getting cold shoulder from chief secretaries of all the four...
View ArticleLEAD Pakistan to chalk out climate change policy for KP
Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Pakistan is chalking out a climate change adaptation and mitigation policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. "The policy document which is in final stage
View ArticleADB approves $197 million project loan for NHA
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a project loan of nearly $197 million to continue rebuilding highways and bridges damaged in Pakistan's worst-ever floods in 2010. The funds will also be used
View Article6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Vanuatu
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami
View ArticleSuparco to launch own satellite to replace Google Earth
SUPARCO is launching its own Remote Sensing Satellite to replace Google Earth through which a local search engine "Akas-e-Pakistan" will also be operated. This was revealed by Deputy Chairperson Space
View ArticleScientists create device to detect cancers through breath
Making cancer detection more easy and quick, scientists developed a cancer-detecting breathalyzer that can detect cancer just through a person’s breath and have already begun its clinical trials. A...
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