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Water released from Taunsa barrage in Pakistan's Punjab fails to reach Sin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Water released from the Taunsa barrage in Pakistan's Punjab province for Sindh reportedly failed to reach its destination in Sindh in an interesting development hinting at the country's water struggle.
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Tensions escalate between Pakistan's Punjab, Sindh provinces over water sh
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Acute water shortage along with a searing heatwave have sparked tensions between Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan over their share of the nation's water resources.
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Pakistan: Sindh, Punjab province squabble over water distribution
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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Pak PM Sharif imposes 'complete ban' on sugar export
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Amidst rising food scarcity in several regions of Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a "complete ban" on the export of sugar, to meet the soaring local demand and to keep sugar rates in control.
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Pakistan: Water, power development authority chief resigns citing personal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has resigned from his post citing "personal reasons."
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Sindh will not accept any cut in its water share amid acute crisis: Minist
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): The ongoing shortage of irrigation water posed a grave threat to the agricultural economy of Sindh province.
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Sindh facing acute water crisis, asks Pak govt's help
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): Noting the acute water shortage in Pakistan, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon has made an appeal to the federal government on Thursday to address the water crisis in Sindh and provide water to the province.
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Pakistan faces water crisis, sowing of Kharif crops likely to be affected
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): The imminent water crisis in Pakistan has turned worse as the total number of river supplies has taken a great plunge to 97,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) on Saturday.
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In 5 years, Pakistan will be ranked 10th among countries suffering from wa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): In the next five years, Pakistan will be ranked tenth among countries suffering from water scarcity, as per a media report.
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Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe water crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world's countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) while emphasizing the water issues which plagues the country.
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Pakistan's water supplies under severe strain amid slow snow melting
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 11 (ANI): Pakistan's National water supplies have dipped substantially low and are facing severe strain as, despite an early onset of summer in mid-March and April getting hotter than usual, the snow melting process in mountainous and hilly areas has not picked up
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Health experts slam Pakistan's Sindh govt failing to provide safe sanitati
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], March 22 (ANI): As the number of patients, including children, are being brought to hospitals in Karachi and other parts of Sindh due to acute gastroenteritis, continues to rise, Pakistani health expert and senior gastroenterologist, Dr Sajjad Jamil slammed Karachi water
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