Realising the existing potential in agriculture sector, the government plans to bring 25000 acres of agriculture land under irrigation through construction of Darwat (Baran) Dam project.

A 72-inch diameter pipeline, providing water to Karachi from the Dhabeji pumping station, burst near the National Highway due to backpressure after a sudden power outage on the night between Friday and Saturday.

The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) chairman said this in a press release issued on Saturday.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to launch

The monsoon season is behind the schedule and rains will be 10 percent below the normal this year due to global warming and development of weak El-Nino conditions, said Metrological Department.

Talking to Daily Times on Wednesday, Metrological Department Director General Dr Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry said the monsoon was likely to start within next 24 to 48 hours.

Four blackbucks have died in Marghazar Zoo during the last one week due to insufficient arrangements amidst scorching heat, the zoo officials said. They said during the last four years, 65 animals and 87 birds had died in the zoo. They said the zoo management had taken no practical steps to control the deaths of animals and birds despite the initiation of many inquiries into such incidents.

The public transporters of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration on Nogaza Road to press the government for review of the decision of carbon tax on petroleum products.

India said on Tuesday it was working with Pakistan to evolve a common stance on the issue of climate change at international level.

European Union (EU) and World Food Programme (WFP) would give assistance of 24.7 million Euro and 14 million Euro respectively for progress of Agriculture sector in Pakistan.

Outdated technology is still being brought into Pakistan in the guise of low-cost refurbished computers. This helps a common man to afford such appliances and at the same time due to limited or no warranty on these machines coupled with incompatibility with latest software the purchase can turn into a burden than a blessing.

The Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) government on Tuesday demanded compensation from New Delhi for losses incurred due to the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a water-sharing agreement signed between India and Pakistan in 1960.