HYDERABAD: A World Bank report on Pakistan’s water situation said that per person availability in the country is relatively very low. The report was shared at an event organized by the Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project, which functions under Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA). “Water wastage is an issue and agricultural yields are low […]
Water crisis
Water crisis can be big threat to Pakistan’s economy: WEF
Pakistan’s economy can face big challenges in the coming decade due to several looming risks, with water crisis being a primary threat among others, according to the World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum has recently published a report named ‘Regional Risks for Doing Business’, which has listed imminent risks to the South Asian nations […]
Saving water is everyone’s responsibility
IMF and UNDP recently issued a report in which Pakistan ranks 3rd amongst the countries facing acute water shortage. As a result, the country will reach absolute water scarcity till 2025 if necessary steps are not ensured. This is an alarming situation, but it has been so for a long time. The Indus Water Treaty […]
Leakage in main pipeline results water suspension in many areas of Karachi
THATTA: Due to a power breakdown and increasing water pressure, main pipeline bursts at the Dhabeji Pumping Station on Thursday which suspended water supply in many areas of Karachi. According to the executive engineer at the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board, the 72-inch diameter pipeline leaked due to a power breakdown and resulted in the water suspension […]
Top officials meet to discuss prevailing water crisis in the country
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justice (retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk chaired a meeting of officials on water resources at Prime Minister’s office on Tuesday. Minister for Water Resources Barrister Ali Zafar, Secretary to Prime Minister Suhail Aamir, Secretary Water Resources Shamail Ahmed Khawaja, Chairman Federal Flood Commission Ahmed Kamal and senior officers attended the briefing. Secretary Water Resources […]
Karachi Water Crisis: Nearly 2,000 water related schemes incomplete, SC informed
KARACHI: Nearly 915 water related schemes have been completed in Karachi while nearly 2000 others continued to be delayed, the Supreme Court was informed on Saturday. Advocate Shahab Usto, a petitioner in the Supreme Court over a case related to the water crisis in the city, gave this information to the bench during the case. […]
Tube wells behind Islamabad’s water scarcity: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Friday remarked that water shortage in the federal capital is due to the free consumption of water by owners of tube wells. During the hearing of a suo moto notice case over water crisis, CJP Nisar said that owners of tube wells acquire water for free […]
Practical steps needed to solve water crisis: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Thursday said that practical steps were needed to solve the water crisis in the country. While hearing a suo moto case on the water crisis, the CJP said people in power are responsible for the crisis as they only ask for votes and do not […]
7 simple ways to conserve water
Water is a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that is essentially the centre of our daily lives. However, this priceless source is reportedly running out. Studies reveal that Pakistan may run dry of water by 2025 with its current massive water crisis. Here are simple 7 ways to conserve water every day. 1. […]
I have reopened 32 year-old cases: CJP boasts as he vows to hear cases related to water crisis next week
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday declared that the Supreme Court would begin hearing cases related to the water crisis and to the Kalabagh dam next week, and claimed that he was reopening cases that had been lying dormant for ‘thirty two years’. “I have reopened 32-year-old cases,” the CJP […]