Thursday, January 30, 2014 - Islamabad—National Assembly was informed that 4.57 percent of the children in age group 10 to 14 years are engaged in child labor as provinces are yet mulling legislati

The sun shines for around 3,600 hours a year on average in Pakistan making it one of the most suitable countries to harness solar energy potential to the maximum, an expert said on Monday.

Sindh provincial government announced to establish power plants in District Thar.

Monday, January 27, 2014 - Islamabad—Wapda has expedited the work on constructing small dams to irrigate over 130,000 acres of land in various areas of the country, said an official of Water and Po

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - Islamabad—Scientists have proposed to establish a taskforce on water scarcity to devise water security action plan on conservation, recycling, harvesting, and dam stor

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - Islamabad—A 1.8 megawatt solar power plant is being installed here at the Parliament House building.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - Lahore—As rapid progress on the construction of Pakistan’s first ever scientific waste disposal site at Lakhodair is underway, Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) is

Monday, January 20, 2014 - Lahore—Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday chaired a high level meeting to discuss Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus project.

Friday, January 17, 2014 - Dera Ghazi Khan—Provincial Minister for Population Welfare Begum Zakkiya Shahnawaz has said the Punjab government would establish another 4000 health centres under five y

Pakistan has been ranked at the number 97 in the world food index, a new ranking released by Oxfam showed.

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