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Pak: Punjab Govt writes to Indus River Authority, blames Sindh province fo
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a letter written to IRSA dated April 9, 2025, the Punjab government said that IRSA declared a 43 per cent water shortage for early Kharif 2025, allocating only 6.702 million acre-feet (MAF) to Punjab. This substantial reduction sparked concerns regarding the province's agricultural produc
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Pakistan: Wheat crops at risk as dams approaching dead levels
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has issued a warning to the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan about a potential 30-35 per cent water shortage, as the Tarbela and Mangla dams are rapidly approaching their dead levels, affecting the wheat crops, the Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Awami Tareek holds march to protest against govt's plan to build
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Carrying placards and banners, Awami Tareek members, including women and children, staged a march from Ghaghar Phatak to Gulshan-i-Hadeed.
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Pakistan: Sindh leaders vow to defend water rights against federal canal p
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Sindh Thinkers Forum hosted a seminar on Friday to discuss the issues facing the Indus River, titled "Survival of the Indus River: Threats and Challenges." The event was hosted at the Pakistan American Cultural Centre and drew the participation of writers, intellectuals, lawyers, and civ
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Pakistan: Shortage of water to affect Kharif crops
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The water regulator, however, could not bridge differences between the two large provinces over the conveyance losses. As a result, the meeting set up a committee led by IRSA's member for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "to determine actual system conveyance losses to resolve the issue", the regulator sa
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Pakistan: Sindh accused of stealing Balochistan's water
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Blaming the Indus River System Authority (ISRA) for its failure in ensuring a fair distribution of water among Pakistan's provinces, lawmakers of Pakistan's Balochistan have accused Sindh province of stealing water share.
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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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Irrigation water shortgae in Pak rises to 45pc, IRSA tells provinces to pl
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Pakistan's Indus River System Authority (IRSA) urged the Pakistan provincial governments to plan the utilization of water and use it efficiently as the irrigation water shortage in the country surged close to 45 per cent on Tuesday.
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Pakistan: Sindh, Punjab province squabble over water distribution
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Heated arguments broke out between Indus River System Authority (IRSA) members of Sindh and Punjab provinces over water distribution arrangement.
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Pakistan to face 27 pc water shortage during early Kharif season
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): The water crisis has worsened in Pakistan and the country may face up to 27 per cent water shortage during the early Kharif season (starting April 1st).
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Pakistan's Punjab province accuses Sindh of massively under-reporting wate
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], January 26 (ANI): Punjab has asked the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to look into exceptional water losses being reported because of under-reporting of inflows by Sindh province.
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Pakistan's Sindh urges IRSA to stop water release into link canals as prov
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 25 (ANI): Amid a severe dispute over the water crisis between Pakistan's Indus River System Authority (IRSA) and Sindh government, another shortage of water has hit the farmlands of the province.
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