Rock collapse at Tarbela T5 sends water into tunnel, work stopped Updated 09 Nov, 2026 11:15pm WAPDA denies reports of tunnel collapse
Wheat flour prices reach record high: Govt urged to allow private-sector wheat imports immediately Published 17 Oct, 2026 04:52am KARACHI: With flour prices soaring to record highs, flour millers have urged the government to immediately allow...
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...
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...
WAPDA grilled over failure to complete major hydel projects Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Sub-Committee on Economic Affairs grilled the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)...
Sindh recovers 150,000 tons of wheat from hoarders: Sharjeel Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that there was a bumper wheat harvest in Punjab and Sindh....
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,...
Sindh urges Centre, Irsa to ‘restore’ its water quota Published 10 Jun, 2026 05:53am KARACHI: The Sindh Government has demanded that the federal government and Irsa immediately restore downstream water...
Pakistan’s irrigation system dying Updated 06 Jun, 2026 08:11am For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty was the one thing that worked between Pakistan and India. Last April, India...
PSDP 2026-27: Rs179bn earmarked for 44 water schemes, hydropower projects Updated 05 Jun, 2026 09:31am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly earmarked Rs 179 billion for nearly 44 (43 ongoing and one new)...
Sindh senior minister steps up criticism of MQM-P Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam...
Sindh decries water shortages Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:19am KARACHI: The Sindh Government has strongly protested against the persistent water shortage in the province and the...
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...
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...
Measuring water, mending the federation Updated 09 Feb, 2026 05:58am Pakistan does not lack water as much as it lacks a shared, credible way to measure it. In a country of 250 million...
Para 14 of Water Accord contradicts policy: ministry Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources stated on Wednesday that Paragraph 14 of the Indus Water Accord 1991...
Telemetry system: Sindh-Balochistan dispute deepens Published 01 Dec, 2025 06:03am ISLAMABAD: The dispute between Sindh and Balochistan over installation points of the long-delayed telemetry system...
Sindh-Balochistan row erupts over telemetry project Published 26 Nov, 2025 06:16am ISLAMABAD: The government’s project to install a telemetry system at 27 sites across four provinces — aimed at...
IRSA approves 8pc water shortage Updated 08 Oct, 2025 09:14am ISLAMABAD: The Indus Water River System Authority (IRSA) on Tuesday approved an overall system shortage of 8...
Businessman stresses need for better water management Published 21 Aug, 2025 06:06am LAHORE: A prominent business figure has expressed serious concerns over the massive wastage of Pakistan’s precious...
Floods, disasters cannot be controlled completely: Leghari Published 16 Jul, 2025 08:08am KARACHI: Engineer Ehsan Leghari, Sindh’s representative in IRSA, stated that disasters or floods cannot be...
New canals: CCI nullifies ECNEC approval, IRSA certificate Updated 29 Apr, 2025 08:45am ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) slammed the brakes on Monday on the federal government’s...
SHC extends stay on IRSA certificate for canal construction Published 19 Apr, 2025 05:45am KARACHI: Sindh High Court has extended the stay order against the IRSA-issued water availability certificate related...
Sindh protests to IRSA over opening of Taunsa-Punjnad Link Canal Published 16 Apr, 2025 05:55am KARACHI: The Sindh government in a letter to the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) vehemently protested over...
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...
Sindh High Court halts IRSA water certificate for Cholistan canal in legal challenge Updated 07 Apr, 2025 08:05pm The Sindh High Court has temporarily suspended a controversial water allocation certificate issued by the Indus...
IAC approves water availability for April only Updated 27 Mar, 2025 09:27am ISLAMABAD: The IRSA Advisory Committee (IAC) has approved water availability only for the month of April 2025 with...