Ministry of Water and Power has constituted a four-member Joint Committee on Hydropower Public Private Partnership.

The committee has been tasked to identify policy, legal and regulatory issues and recommend implementation mechanism and security package in order to attract private sector investment in hydropower sector.

According to the notification Wednesday, committee comprises additional

The Sindh Health Department has initiated 73 projects with an amount of Rs 5.23 billion, said Provincial Minister for Health Dr Sagheer Ahmed while talking to a delegation of doctors from various districts of the province, here on Sunday.

At least 13 people died and several were injured in flashfloods caused by heavy rains in various areas of Mardan district on Sunday, police said.

The National Assembly on Tuesday decided to constitute a special committee to ensure the transparent implementation of a project worth billions for the provision of potable water to the people.

The number of polio cases increased from 32 in 2007 to 117 in 2008, Health Minister Aijaz Jakharani informed the National Assembly on Monday. The minister said 25 polio cases had so far been reported in 2009.

Sewerage waste of nearby localities is being disposed of in Rawal Lake, the National Assembly (NA) was informed on Wednesday.

In query made by Chaudhry Muhammad Barjees Tahir, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the lower house that due to increase in population and inadequate sewerage disposal mechanism, effluent partially came down in Rawal Lake.

In the backdrop of global and regional soaring food prices, the government on Friday signed with European Union (EU) worth 40 million euro (Rs 4.5 billion) project to combat rising food prices in Pakistan.

To ensure irrigation of 41729 acres of land in FATA and to generate 5.8 MW much needed electricity, the government plans to construct

Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has complained of escalating cost of cleaning water at Rawal Dam blaming the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for letting pollutants into the lake untreated.

A WASA official told Daily Times on Tuesday that examination of samples collected by WASA from the lake found a high quantity of coliform bacteria in the water, which was dangerous to health.

There would be 50 CNG buses covering two routes initially. Two different manufacturers, each providing 25 buses, have made these CNG buses locally. The CDGK has already paid the full cost for the buses.