Sindh Wildlife department seizes pelican in Karachi on January 25, 2019A raid party of Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) raided a home in Karachi’s Gulstan-e-Johar area, Block 17 on Thursday and seized a pelican bird kept by the owner illegally. According to SWD conservator Javed Mahar, SWD team on the tip off raided the house, where no family was living except a guard, seized the bird […]
Water Twister spotted in Karachi sea on January 23, 2019A team of local fishermen operating in the offshore waters of Sindh reported the occurrence of a waterspout, a rare weather phenomenon along Sindh coast. A team of fishermen led by Captain Saeed Zaman who was fishing for tuna about 57 nautical miles from the coastline in offshore waters at Ghora Bari, Sindh coast, recorded […]
Slash imports, increase industrialisation for export growth: Dr Kaiser Bengali on January 17, 2019Renowned economist, former Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Bengali has underlined the need to slash imports including banning furnace oil imports and shift the power generation on indigenous sources like hydel, coal, wind and solar. Addressing a press conference at Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Wednesday, Dr. Bengali said exports be increased by setting […]
‘Anti-encroachment drive will spur unemployment’ on January 14, 2019Renowned economist Dr Kaiser Bengali has said that the poor will not get their rights unless they don’t fight for them. He was addressing a token hunger strike in front of the Karachi Press Club to express sodality with those whose livelihood has been destroyed during the recent anti encroachment drive in metropolis. Scores of […]
Historical fishermen’ settlements face acute water shortage on January 6, 2019Thirty-eight year old Sakina Dablo, mother of six, a traditional fisherwoman, carrying pitcher and jerry can, spends six to eight hours every day along with her two daughters to search and fetch water for her family. Almost every woman in the neighborhood Ali Akbar Goth near Chashma village, a coastal fishermen settlement in the outskirts, […]
Sindh loses over 50 percent of total forests in last two decades on January 5, 2019Sindh had once 0.6 million acres of riverine or Katcha forest and 0.18 million acres of Pakka forest but in 2005, under Sindh Agroforestry Policy, forest land was given to influential feudal lords who cut these forests down, says report. Sindh’s powerful feudal lords and influential politicians have illegally occupied much of area of forest […]
Govt asked to ensure rights of locals in Thar coal projects on December 22, 2018KARACHI: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), an organization formed by the federal government of Pakistan with a mandate to work for promotion and protection of human rights, has said that human rights of local communities in Thar are being violated in the wake of increased security arrangements in the area. Addressing a press […]
Pakistani activists announce launch of Anti-Coal Alliance on December 7, 2018KARACHI: The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is underway in Poland. Activists around the world are protesting against coal companies. In Pakistan, activists have announced to form an Anti-Coal Alliance of people in Pakistan to oppose the use of coal in power generation. Pakistan Fisherfolk […]
Edhi air ambulance starts working again on November 30, 2018Edhi air ambulance, which had been suspended since the last many years due to the outdated aircrafts, resumed its functions again on Thursday when a twin engine light aircraft of the service flew from Karachi to Quetta airport to fly a patient back. “We got a call from the Edhi Centre in Quetta that a […]
Sindh Fisheries Department to establish new harbour at Keti Bunder on November 29, 2018KARACHI: Sindh Fisheries Department director general Mir Allah Dad Talpur announced that the government was planning on establishing a new harbour at Keti Bunder in order to make the market more accessible through the provision of a landing site for local fishermen in Thatta, Badin and its surrounding areas. This Talpur said while he was […]