KARACHI, Jan 18: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake jolted Karachi, several other cities in Sindh, large swathes of Balochistan and parts of Punjab early on Wednesday, shaking buildings and causing panic.
ISLAMABAD (January 10, 2011) : The National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed that so far 59 positive cases of swine flu (H1N1 virus) have been reported throughout the country.
Several mega water projects involving heavy investments are being implemented to ensure adequate water supply to all areas of the metropolis but the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has failed to surmount the problem of the absence of a matching distribution network meant for general consumers.
The existing network consists of undersized pipelines considering the requirement of the estimated fl
KARACHI, Aug 31: The Environmental Protection Tribunal on Tuesday disposed of a complaint filed against the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) and the Karachi city government for allegedly violating the environmental laws in the construction of a signal-free corridor project along Sharea Faisal.
Appearing on behalf of Sepa, Public Prosecutor Abdul Maroof stated that on the directives
Mayors and local government leaders from more than 100 cities of India and seven countries of South Asia gathered in the Capital on Tuesday to attend the launch of a global campaign of
KARACHI (June 07 2010): Administrator Karachi Fazlur Rehman has said that city government and town administration took timely measures for instant drainage of water after heavy rains in the city.
Karachi is among those densely populated cities of the Third World, where epidemic of diarrhoea has taken a chronic shape due to non-provision of clean drinking water.
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued notices to different industries of Kotri Industrial Area (KIA), Hyderabad for releasing industrial waste into the KB Feeder, meant for supplying potable water to Karachi city, it is learnt.
