Water level increases in Hub Dam after first monsoon spell on June 30, 2016KARACHI: Water level at Hub Dam raised by 18 inches on Thursday as first spell of current monsoon rains in parts of Balochistan and Sindh benefited in increasing the water level. Due to the raise, water level also crossed to the dead level, reaching to 276.50 reduced level, said WAPDA Project Director Tariq Khosa. While […]
SWD begins grass supply to Kherthar National Park on June 27, 2016JAMSHORO: Keeping in view a severe drought in the Kohistan region, the Sindh Wildlife Department has started supplying grass and fodder for wild animals at Sindh’s biggest national park, Kherthar National Park or Khirthar National Park. According to the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD), the government of Sindh has sent 40,000 kilograms of green grass of […]
Photo exhibition highlights plight of Thatta women on June 25, 2016THATTA: Two females living in Thatta’s remote coastal villages having common name ‘Benazir’ are facing common fate too. Living in neighbouring villages of the Thatta district, both of them suffer as they have to travel a long distance to arrange water for their respective families. The duo came in limelight during a rare photographic exhibition […]
Shoe seller booked as Hindu community alleges desecration of sacred word on June 21, 2016KARACHI: Sanghar police lodged a first information report (FIR) against a shopkeeper and arrested him after the Hindu community protested against the sale of “blasphemous” footwear in the Tando Adam town on Sunday. The arrest of a Muslim on charge of desecration of a Hindu sacred word is rare in Pakistan. A couple of days […]
Monitoring of turtles via satellite on the cards on June 18, 2016KARACHI: The first-ever migration and nesting of olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) will now be monitored through satellite tracking as currently they are no more visiting Pakistan coast, Daily Times has learnt. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan has planned to install satellite tracking for the species and is likely to start in next fiscal […]
Man moves court over chicken theft on June 17, 2016KARACHI: A local court in Karachi on Thursday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of three accused in the theft case of five chickens. The case was registered on the directives of court. The judicial magistrate of south court, while rejecting the police report to declare the case as C-class, ordered the police to ensure the arrest […]
ANF foils bid to smuggle scorpions on June 15, 2016KARACHI: Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) on Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle around 48 black scorpions to Hong Kong. The Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) recovered the species from Karachi Airport export cargo service and later informed the Sindh Wildlife Department. It is learnt that the smuggled box was posted from Mirpurkhas via Pakistan Post. Both the […]
Health sector gets third largest share on June 11, 2016KARACHI: Sindh government has proposed to spend around eight percent on health sector out of the total outlay of Rs 869 billion budget during fiscal year 2016-17, said Sindh Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah in his budget speech. In the annual budget 2016-17, health sector would be witnessing around 13.8 percent rise in revenue expenditures […]
US diplomat cannot hold excitement over receiving Sindhri mangoes on June 11, 2016KARACHI: A social media post by a United States diplomat in Karachi became talk of the town when he put pictures on Facebook showing a gift box that contained mangoes inside which he received from a local friend. Clad in a navy blue kurta shalwar, the US Consulate General Karachi Spokesperson Brian Asmus posted three […]
Early marriages pose significant risk to womens health on May 28, 2016KARACHI: Kolhar Bayee, a girl married in her early age in Tharparkar district of Sindh province fell prey to traditional norms and was unable to control her normal excretory functions. Kolhar, a dweller of remote village was married when she was near to her puberty, she became pregnant and her small underdeveloped body was not […]