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
KARACHI: The recruitment process recently initiated by the Sindh Food Authority (SFA) has been marred by several irregularities, it emerged on Monday. According to sources, it’s the first time since its establishment in 2018 that the food authority has started recruitments, though
KARACHI: Sindh government informed the provincial assembly that water shortage in Karachi will continue till the completion of the grand water supply project K4 in Karachi, Sindh Local Government Department Parliamentary Secretary Salim Baloch said. At present the water requirement of the city
The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) on Saturday foiled an attempt to make an illegal water connection to a 48-inch diameter line of the water board. According to a statement issued by the KWSB, the water board staff took immediate action