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Pakistan: Sindh barrages suffer 61 pc water shortage
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Sindh's all three barrages, Guddu and Sukkur barrage in upper Sindh and Kotri Barrage downstream witnessed a 61 per cent water shortage in Indus water.
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Water woes: Pakistan's largest water reservoir at dead level for weeks
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Tarbela Dam, Pakistan's largest water reservoir, is facing an acute water shortage and the dam continues to be at a dead level for the last couple of weeks.
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43 pc hold Imran Khan accountable for economic crisis in Pakistan: Survey
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): A total of 43 per cent of respondents in an opinion poll in Pakistan have held former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government accountable for the country's adverse economic conditions.
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Pakistan: Locals stage protests in Peshawar, Swabi against gas, power cuts
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): A large number of people from different walks of life staged protests in Peshawar and Swabi against the excessive power and gas cuts demanding the Pakistan government to ensure an immediate smooth supply of electricity and natural gas.
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Pakistan: Locals warn of protests over water shortage in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): The residents of Mansehra city in Pakistan accused the Tehsil Municipal Administration of failing to ensure smooth water supply and warned the administration to stage street protests if their demands for proper water supply are not met
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Pak govt apologizes to masses, vows to rectify power shortage
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): After facing backlash from its citizens over a hike in electricity prices as well as power shortage, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government on Monday apologized to the masses and vowed to rectify the problem of load-shedding.
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Pakistan:Sindh irrigation ministry urges ISRA to release extra water as ba
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): The Sindh irrigation ministry urged the Indus River System Authority (ISRA) to release extra water as the province observes a dip in its water flow that could impact its barrages.
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Sikh community faces 'existential crisis' in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Islamic outfits have made an unlivable environment for religious minorities in Pakistan through targeted killings, abductions and forced conversions. Attacks on Sikhs have become a regular affair in the country and it has triggered tension among communities
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Water shortage worsens amid scorching heatwaves in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Residents of Sindh and other parts of Pakistan are living under extremely hot weather conditions with mercury surpassing 50 degrees Celsius, and water woes are making the situation worse as clean drinking water and water for the crops are diminishing.
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Pakistan's water crisis to cause interprovincial rivalry, deteriorate huma
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): The severe water crisis in Pakistan may create fissures between the two major coalition partners -- Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) --and can further deteriorate the human rights situation in Balochistan.
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Pakistan Minister 'criticizes' Imran Khan's party for severe water crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): As Pakistan's provinces of Sindh and Balochistan continue to bear a heavy brunt of reduced water supplies due to climate changes, falling economy and political instability, Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has sought to put the blame on the p
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Pak people continue to suffer due to power cuts as electricity shortfall r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Pakistan is reeling under an acute electricity crisis resulting in a power shortfall of 6,500 megawatts (MW) accompanied by long hours of load shedding, lasting up to 12 hours.
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