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Pakistan drowning in mismanagement: ADB warns of worsening water insecurit
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Pakistan continues to face an alarming water crisis, with over 80 per cent of its population still deprived of access to clean drinking water, despite minor improvements in the last decade, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cautioned in its latest Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) r
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Pak: Karachi residents protest at Sakhi Hasan hydrant over acute water cri
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Residents of Karachi's district Central protested at the Sakhi Hasan hydrant over severe water shortages. Dawn reported that repeated pumping station shutdowns caused major supply disruptions, though KWSC said power issues were resolved and normal water service had resumed.
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Toxic water crisis exposes Karachi's failing infrastructure
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In yet another alarming incident highlighting Pakistan's worsening public health and sanitation systems, nine people, including six children, have lost their lives to a gastroenteritis outbreak in a village on Karachi's outskirts. The tragedy unfolded in Faiz Muhammad Burro Goth, located nea
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Pakistan's power project, PoJK's water crisis: Villagers pay price for Nee
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The hills of Muzaffarabad are facing an unprecedented water crisis as natural springs in villages surrounding the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) have begun to dry up, a development that residents of Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) blame on the project's underground tunnel sys
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Water crisis in Pakistan as Khanpur dam level drops, supply may last just
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Rocks and mounds have emerged in various reservoir areas, particularly around the main storage zone and spillways, clearly highlighting the severe effects of climate change and the rapidly declining water table.
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Water crisis in PoGB: A call for urgent action to address women's strain,
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
From November to April, these women are forced to trek down to the riverbank to fetch water, often carrying heavy jerricans on their backs or using donkeys to transport the life-sustaining liquid.
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Pakistan: Water crisis deepens in Karachi amid delays in pipeline repairs
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Karachi Water and Sanitation Corporation (KWSC), the repair process is expected to take at least two more days, leaving nearly 40 to 50 percent of the city facing acute water shortages.
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Pakistan: Hydel 'top priority' as LHC calls for water emergency
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As Pakistan grapples with drought risks and falling groundwater levels, Water Resources Minister Moeen Wattoo has reaffirmed federal support for hydropower and water storage projects, while the Lahore High Court has declared water emergency measures urgent, ordering heavy fines and strict pe
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Pakistan: Lahore HC raises alarm over water crisis, proposes 'emergency'
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
During a regular hearing on environmental petitions, Justice Shahid Karim stressed the urgency of declaring a state of emergency to address the escalating water crisis, as reported by Dawn.
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Pakistan faces severe water crisis, hydropower drops sharply
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Major reservoirs have reached dead levels due to the nation's severe water scarcity caused by the ongoing drought. According to a post from Samaa TV, the water problem has had a major impact on hydropower output, severely taxing the energy supply.
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Karachi's water crisis deepens amid mismanagement and corruption
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, is grappling with a worsening water crisis, with millions of residents facing unreliable and contaminated water supplies. Despite its size and population, access to clean and consistent water remains a major challenge, worsened by poor management, corruption
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Pakistan: Political activists in Sindh accuse Punjab of exploiting water r
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Members of the Awami Tehreek, Awami Workers Party, and Jeay Sindh Mahaz-Riaz staged protests and sit-ins outside the Karachi Press Club and in various cities across Sindh, Dawn reported.
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