Quiet descent marks Pakistan’s transformation from a water-stressed country to one on the brink of water scarcity Experts fear that the land in Pakistan will run out, as the country’s water availability per population has fallen from about 5,000 cubic meters at the time of independence to less than 1,000 today. This quiet descent marks […]
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Mazari was accused of ‘anti-government’ tweets and Hadi Ali Chattha was included in the investigation for retweeting her posts Human rights lawyer and social activist Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo file The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency arrested human rights lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, husband of lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari,
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Train compartment suffers minor damage after unidentified gunmen fire rockets, but no injuries reported Unidentified gunmen attacked the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Dera Murad Jamali, firing several shots and firing four rockets at the passenger train. However, security forces quickly responded and thwarted the attack, forcing the attackers to flee. In the attack, several train
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The Supreme Court rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shibli Faraz’s plea to suspend the Senate election for his vacant seat on Wednesday, ruling that it would not interfere in the election process. A five-member constitution bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the case. The Supreme Court (SC) overruled the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) earlier decision
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Citizens without a CNIC can visit the NADRA center, fill the application, receive their card within 15 days The government of Pakistan has announced a major facility for its citizens, allowing all residents who have turned 18 to get their first computerized national identity card (CNIC) without a chip absolutely “for free”. According to the
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Asif accuses the Taliban of dragging Afghanistan into a new conflict to protect dominance, the war economy Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that if necessary, Pakistan could defeat the Taliban regime and set an example for the world. Commenting on the failed talks in Istanbul, Khawaja Asif said that the Afghan Taliban regime had
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The ADB program spans nine countries and tackles glacier loss that threatens water, agriculture and energy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $250 million for a flagship initiative titled “Glaciers to Farms” under the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The ADB-led program aims to develop sustainable water and agricultural systems across Central Asia and Pakistan,
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Pakistan’s energy sector on Wednesday marked a historic milestone with the arrival of the country’s largest US crude oil tanker, MT Pegasus, at the Cnergyico oil terminal in Balochistan. The ship, carrying one million barrels of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, is the first ever US crude cargo to dock at a Pakistani port.
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Sargodha AQI 344, Faisalabad 296, Multan 287, Gujranwala 274, Kasur 257, Sheikhupura 245 School children walk across a railway track engulfed in dense smog in Lahore. Photo: AFP Air pollution levels across Punjab have once again reached alarming heights, with Lahore on Wednesday topping the list of the world’s most polluted cities. According to global
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for a renewed spirit of cooperation between the global North and South for technology transfer, resource sharing and collective progress, urging developed nations to play a greater role in addressing climate challenges. Speaking at a high-level roundtable discussion entitled ‘Is humanity heading in the right direction?’ addressing the
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