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Pak: Balochistan faces alarming child malnutrition crisis amid government
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Balochistan is facing a dangerously escalating child malnutrition crisis that, if left unchecked, could develop into a full-scale humanitarian disaster. A large number of children in Balochistan are suffering from severe food shortages, poverty, inadequate healthcare facilities, and a lack o
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Pak: Nawaz urges PPP-govt talks on water dispute
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Nawaz Sharif has called on the federal government to hold talks with the PPP to resolve the escalating water dispute between Punjab and Sindh, urging all parties to avoid political point-scoring over the sensitive issue.
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Pak: Altaf Hussain accuses PPP of betraying Sindh over Indus Canal project
Updated : 11 months ago IST
MQM founder Altaf Hussain launched a scathing attack on the PPP and President Asif Ali Zardari, accusing them of betraying Sindh by approving new canals under the Green Pakistan Initiative. He warned the project would devastate Sindh's agriculture while enriching Punjab and military-backed e
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KTR slams Telangana govt for "hosting beauty pageants" amid farmers' suici
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking in the Assembly on Tuesday, KTR criticized the government's decision to spend Rs 55 crore on events like Miss World while claiming that farmers are struggling without drinking or irrigation water, according to a statement released by his office.
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Pakistan: Rainwater goes waste as govt fails to create storage facilities
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Various governments have attempted to implement plans for large storage dams, but political interference has continuously impeded these crucial projects.
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Indian Navy rescues race participants after boat capsizes in Kerala’s Kann
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Indian Navy assisted and rescued participants of the Champions Boat League Race at Kerala’s Kannur after a boat got capsized in water, according to an official statement on Saturday.
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Rich people's swimming pools make cities thirsty: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Wealthy elites with huge swimming pools and well-kept lawns are leaving underprivileged people in cities throughout the world without basic access to water. According to a new study, societal inequalities drive urban water issues more than environmental factors like climate change or urban p
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Why poisonous dust is being formed in Salton Sea
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 11 (ANI): In the past 25 years, the Salton Sea, the state's most polluted inland lake, has lost a third of its water. According to recent studies, the Colorado River's flow is declining, which is the cause of that decrease.
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Scientists discover massive 'ocean' near Earth's core
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): The transition zone between the Earth's upper and lower mantle contains considerable quantities of water, according to an international study. The research team analyzed a rare diamond formed 660 meters below the Earth's surface using techniques including
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Procuring drugs in Karachi's suburb as easy as getting a bottle of water
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): 'Procuring drugs here is as easy as getting a bottle of water', according to a fisherman hailing from Rehri Goth, a suburban locality of Landhi Town in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Sindh sticks to its objection to Punjab's Greater Thal Canal project
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], January 2 (ANI): Sindh sticks to its objection to the Greater Thal Canal (GTC) Phase-II project planned by the Punjab government.
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Pak's Sindh passes resolution over denial of due water share to province
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): The Sindh provincial assembly passed a resolution on Monday to condemn the "unwelcome situation of the province constantly being denied its due share of water" as allowed according to the water accord in 1991.
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