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Pakistan Minister 'criticizes' Imran Khan's party for severe water crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): As Pakistan's provinces of Sindh and Balochistan continue to bear a heavy brunt of reduced water supplies due to climate changes, falling economy and political instability, Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has sought to put the blame on the p
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Water share: Pak's Sindh deprived of 46 pc, Balochistan 84 pc, says report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan and incessant rise in water theft, the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Water Resources was informed had that Sindh was being deprived of 46 per cent of its water share in Punjab province and Balochistan
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Irrigation water shortgae in Pak rises to 45pc, IRSA tells provinces to pl
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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Pak: Sindh water crisis skyrockets due to 'indecisive' water governance
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan and incessant rise in water theft, a high profile committee has been appointed during the proceedings of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Water Resources in Islamabad to deal with the alarming crisis.
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Sindh human rights group to protest outside UN office over water crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan leading to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, a human rights group, Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has called for protests against the crisis in front of the UN office in New York.
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Delhi Jal Board VC Saurabh Bharadwaj holds Haryana govt responsible for wa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Yamuna river has started drying up in Delhi, Delhi Jal Board said on Tuesday adding that the water of Delhi's share is not being released by Haryana, following which the Yamuna river has started appearing in dry condition and so water supply in Delhi will als
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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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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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Pakistan's Sindh province faces 'calamity' like situation due to water sho
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Amid the recording-breaking temperature in the southeastern region of Pakistan, Sindh province is staring at a 'calamity' like situation due to a shortage of water.
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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: Thatta people protest against water scarcity, blocks National Hi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thatta [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): People of Thatta, a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh, staged a sit-in protest on Thursday, blocking the National Highway on account of the acute water shortage in the 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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