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Taliban's 'atrocious' regime root cause of food scarcity in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): Since the takeover, the Taliban's hard regime has waged war and constant unrest in the country with the newest one emerging in the form of wheat shortfall as the country now gears up to tackle the looming food crunch.
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Taliban suspend wheat export citing food scarcity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): The Taliban on Thursday suspended the wheat export or trade to avoid the food scarcity, a local media reported.
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Pakistan's water woes to worsen with climate change
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Highlighting that the Himalayan glaciers have lost more mass since 2000 than in the entire twentieth century, a report by a Washington-based institute said that water scarcity in Pakistan is projected to worsen with climate change.
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Pakistan: Climate change deepens water crisis, worries mount amid droughts
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, on Monday raised the issue of water scarcity while Pakistan is designated as one of the three most water-stressed countries in the world as the intense water crisis in the country has led to se
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Villagers dig pits in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district to get water
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): Water crisis in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district has pushed villagers into a distressful situation during the peak summer months.
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Water scarcity, loadshedding trigger JI Chief to launch protests in Karach
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman had announced at a press conference on Thursday, that he will launch protests against the increasing severity of power outages and water scarcity in Karachi.
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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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Climate change adds fuel to an imminent wheat crisis in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): As Pakistan grapples with an acute economic crisis, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has released climate summaries that indicate that climate change in the country is leading to an acute wheat shortage accompanied by food and water scarcity.
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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: Sindh, South Punjab face serious water scarcity
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh and South Punjab are facing serious water scarcity that is affecting humans, agriculture, and livestock, media reports said, adding that people have complained about unequal distribution of water resources in the country.
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Sindh CM asks farmers to not cultivate rice amid acute water scarcity in P
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, in view of the monumental shortage of water in the country, has asked the farmers to not cultivate rice.
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Flour shortage likely to hit Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Flour from Punjab has not been coming to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other areas, and dealers could run out of stocks in several regions, local media reported.
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