The European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have published a joint report on GSP on 21st Nov 2023, which assesses the progress of eight GSP+ beneficiary countries, including Pakistan, in the effective implementation of the 27 international core conventions
Karachi has long been grappling with a host of challenges that have transformed its landscape from a thriving metropolis to a city in distress. Despite being a vital contributor to the nation’s economy, Karachi’s plight is evident in its crumbling infrastructure, regulatory
Every summer, Pakistan braces for flooding as the monsoon season and growing summer heatwaves cascade to trigger a series of flood emergencies all over the country. This year too, thousands of people and livestock went into crisis and evacuation as the River
HYDERABAD: The water allocation problem, entailed by the transfer of agricultural lands over the last two to three decades from the command areas of Rohri Canal to Nara Canal, continues to distress farmers in the latter area. The growers at a meeting with
KARACHI: As the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) completes three successive terms of maintaining an electoral majority in Sindh, ample scrutiny is being drawn to its inability to complete the K-IV water project, which was the last hope for putting an end to the
The Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has been directed to utilise the services of police and Rangers and even consider the option of contracting the services of retired army men, if there is any such need, for a definite crackdown on
The Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation’s (KWSC) 84-inch-diameter pipeline that supplies water to the city from the Hub Dam has more than 270 illegal connections, said Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab as he inspected the line at 4K Chowrangi, North Karachi. Wahab,
AMONG the many paradoxes that this land of the pure has been grappling with, one stands out as particularly strange: Pakistan, despite being blessed with the mighty Indus river and some of the world’s largest glaciers, is ranked as the second-most water-stressed
With the advent of the monsoon season, Karachiites start dreading to think of inundated roads, breakdown of sewage system and power failure. But Karachi’s woes are not just rain-related. The city is also suffering from serious water, electricity and gas crises as
The recently released Global Hunger Index has once again put the spotlight on Pakistan’s persistent struggle with hunger. Ranking a dismal 99th out of 121 countries, the nation’s hunger level is deemed serious. According to the GHI-2022 report, Pakistan’s hunger situation has worsened