Rock collapse at Tarbela T5 sends water into tunnel, work stopped Updated 09 Nov, 2026 11:15pm WAPDA denies reports of tunnel collapse
Sindh focuses on long-term flood resilience Published 10 Oct, 2026 04:39am KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Irrigation, Planning and Development Jam Khan Shoro on Friday said the province is...
Cotton output target for Kharif missed Published 08 Oct, 2026 05:42am ISLAMABAD: The country has missed the cotton production target for the Kharif 2026-27 season, as the estimated...
Rabi season: IRSA approves 22pc shortage for Punjab, Sindh Published 07 Oct, 2026 05:37am ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Advisory Committee on Tuesday reviewed the anticipated water...
Bilawal says Centre was ready to impose emergency in KP Published 04 Oct, 2026 02:23am ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday said the federal government had made up its mind to...
Rabi season: MNFSR to assess water availability, rainfall forecast Published 29 Sep, 2026 04:48am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) will assess the availability of water,...
PKRC criticises agriculture policies, seeks reforms Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am LAHORE: The Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) criticising the government’s agricultural policies has alleged...
Audit report 2025-26: AGP detects financial mismanagement in water ministry Updated 30 Jun, 2026 09:28am ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has uncovered extensive financial mismanagement, weak governance,...
Climate expert urges Pakistan to treat water quality as national emergency Published 24 May, 2026 02:23am ISLAMABAD: Climate expert warned that Pakistan needs to treat water quality as a national emergency as pollution,...
Water quality under growing strain Published 05 May, 2026 06:01am EDITORIAL: The alarm raised by the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) chairman in a letter to provincial chief...
LNG supplies arrive, load-shedding ends: Leghari Updated 02 May, 2026 05:01pm ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division, Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Friday announced that scheduled...
Country grappling with massive power shortfall Updated 16 Apr, 2026 09:24am Pakistan grappling with a widening electricity shortfall of around 4,500 megawatts (MW)
IRSA body flags Tarbela storage depletion Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Advisory Committee (IAC), while expressing serious concern over...
A regulator in name, not in form Published 05 Apr, 2026 02:32am EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s water regulator is heading into a critical Kharif allocation meeting without fulfilling its...
SHC suspends IRSA’s water availability certificate Updated 08 Apr, 2025 09:25am KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday suspended the water availability certificate for canals issued by the...
Combating water scarcity Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am EDITORIAL: The Indus River System Authority’s (IRSA’s) recent warning to all provinces regarding water levels in the...
IRSA decides to distribute additional water Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has decided to distribute nearly 250,000 cusecs of additional...
Kharif season: IRSA panel projects acute water shortage Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) advisory committee has projected 30 percent water shortage for...
Proposed IRSA Act amendments: Ministers take opposite positions on CCI’s role Updated 13 Feb, 2024 09:28am ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Minister for Water Resources and Planning has reportedly taken opposite positions on the...
CDWP clears irrigation project worth Rs23.835bn Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared a development project at a cost of Rs23.835 billion...
IRSA releases 229,800 cusecs of water Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am ISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Sunday released 229,800 cusecs water from various rim stations ...
Indent during emergencies: IRSA willing to frame viable SOPs Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am ISLAMAABD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) is said to have shown willingness to frame viable Standard Operating...
$32.3m IDA credit for T4HP given extension by World Bank Updated 21 Feb, 2023 08:58am ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has extended IDA credit meant to finance Tarbela 4 Hydropower Project (T4HP) till...
Rabi season: Irsa predicts over 50pc water shortage Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has projected over 50 percent shortage of water during Rabi ...