World Bank President Ajay Banga has said that there is no provision in the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) for suspension, in an interview with Indian broadcaster CNBC-TV18. Speaking in New Delhi, he said, “There is no provision in the treaty to allow to be suspended, the way it (IWT) was drawn up, it either needs […]
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Ceasefire at risk if India doesn’t restore water treaty: Dar
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan did not consider deploying nuclear warheads to strike India when the tensions between the two countries mounted last week. The deputy prime minister, in an interview with CNN, said that Pakistan “had no choice” but to launch strikes in “self-defense” following India’s […]
FALSE FLAGS, WATER WAR & LEGACY OF DECEPTION!: A REPEATED PATTERN OF STAGED & FABRICATED ATTACKS
Special Report In the region marked by political tensions, the ideological struggle between truth and deceit remains relevant as ever. Pakistan, born out of vision, sacrifice and justice, stands firm despite India’s consistent, obsessive attempts to erase her from the world map. The world must now face an uncomfortable truth: India is not the victim […]
Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, lakes and beaches
Potonico, El Salvador: A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador. It is a sorry scene that has also become an all too common sight on the Caribbean beaches of Honduras, where thousands of tons of rubbish arrive from neighboring Guatemala. Fizzy drink bottles, medication packets, tattered […]
WWF Pakistan, PCRWR sign LoI to support Australia-Pakistan Water Security Initiative
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) and the World Wild Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pak) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to support the implementation of Australia-Pakistan Water Security Initiative (APWASI) in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Under the South Asia Water Security Initiative (SAWASI), APWASI being funded by the Australian Government through Department […]
SCA demands declaration of Sindh as drought hit in view of water scarcity, loans of farmers
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has demanded that the province should be declared drought-hit in view of the persisting water scarcity and the loans of the farmers who own up to 16 acres land should be waived. A meeting of the SCA, chaired by its President Syed Miran Muhammad Shah here on Sunday, […]
Prevailing dry spell may cause water stress on reservoirs, crops: Met office
ISLAMABAD: The prevailing dry spell in most parts of the country during the next few days may cause water stress on water reservoirs, standing crops, vegetables, and orchards. “Farmers are advised to manage crop water accordingly and go for early harvesting of wheat crop”, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) revealed through its advisory. The Met […]
Experts stress need for boosting water productivity
A panel of experts has stressed the need for boosting water productivity for better use in urban centres through the latest techniques and joint efforts as the resource is depleting at an unprecedented rate. The experts spoke at length on Wednesday at a webinar held during the 5th Karachi International Water Conference titled ‘Circular water […]
Iran’s Khamenei urges water protesters not to fall prey to ‘enemy’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned residents of the drought-hit southwest not to give ammunition to the “enemy”, after days of protests that have seen at least four killed. Khuzestan, Iran’s main oil-producing region and the wealthiest of the country’s 31 provinces, has been gripped by drought since March, with protests erupting […]
Ethiopia hits second-year target for filling Nile mega-dam
Ethiopia has attained its second-year target for filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan, an official told AFP on Monday. “The first filling already was done last year. The second one is already done today. So today or tomorrow, second filling will be announced,” […]