KARACHI: As a preventive measure ahead of expected tropical cyclone, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has set up special disaster management wards consisting of around 200 beds in four of its hospi
A new survey has found that the use of formalin in some varieties of the country's summer fruits has beenless than it has been thought.The survey of the Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA) found that 25
South Asian economies will be badly squeezed by climate change within a few decades if no action is taken to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming, according to a repor
KARAK: District development advisory committee (DDAC) chairman MPA Gul Sahib Khan Khattak on Thursday announced construction of five small dams in Lakani area of Karak tehsil and said that drinking
Pakistan retained its last year's position at number 146 in the category of 'low development countries' in the UN Human Development Report (HDR) 2014 'Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabil
Sindh Zakat & Ushr Department and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) have pledged financial assistance for the rehabilitation of Manchhar Lake and the fishermen who inhabit in the coastlin
A mobile court yesterday sealed off four factories at Hazaribagh for using tannery waste in poultry and fish feed that contains hazardous chemical chromium.
ISLAMABAD: Experts believe that Pakistan’s efforts towards preventing climate change are insufficient, which can translate into grave challenges for the economy, development and even the national s
