Let Islamabad’s Margalla be its water bank Published 19 Sep, 2026 11:59pm Islamabad is often described as one of the best-planned cities of Pakistan. Yet one of the most fundamental...
Dhabeji outage triggers dispute between KE and KWSC Published 15 Sep, 2026 04:57am KARACHI: A power-related fault at the Dhabeji pumping complex has triggered a dispute between K-Electric and the...
WAPDA informs NA body: Sindh releases Rs7.7bn for K-IV project Published 06 Aug, 2026 04:55am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday reviewed progress on the K-IV...
India says working to stop water flowing into Pakistan Published 11 Jun, 2026 06:22am NEW DELHI: India is working to ensure “not a single drop of water” will flow into neighbouring Pakistan, the water...
Water cut off for thousands of Iranians after US strikes Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:06am TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians in the southern port town of Sirik have lost access to drinking water after US strikes...
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...
Keamari residents protest against protracted water crisis Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am KARACHI: Residents of Keamari on Monday staged a protest demonstration against, what they called, a month-long water...
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...
Ahsan for shift from water crisis to long term security planning Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal warned that declining...
World Bank announces water security plan for one billion people Published 16 Apr, 2026 07:23am WASHINGTON: The World Bank announced a plan on Wednesday that aims to improve secure water access for a billion...
A crisis decades in the making Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s water crisis is no longer a looming risk; it is a structural reality that successive...
PM warns of worsening water crisis Published 23 Mar, 2026 05:24am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan marked World Water Day with urgent warnings from top leadership, as Prime Minister Shehbaz...
Karachi’s civic planning must reflect its real population Published 12 Jan, 2026 06:53am Through your newspaper, I wish to highlight the widening gap between Karachi’s true population and the public...
Govt urged to adopt holistic approach to issues facing Karachi Published 05 Jan, 2026 08:03am KARACHI: The approach of the government to tackle the infrastructure and governance issues of Karachi is faulty and...
India’s domination of global rice trade stokes looming water crisis Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:11am NEW DELHI: When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country’s politicians...
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...
Power outages in Nov: Karachi braved shortage of 884m gallons of water Published 24 Nov, 2025 07:43am KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has released data on water shortages caused by power...
A nation thirsting for competence Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:26am EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s descent from a water-abundant state to one of the world’s most water-scarce nations is not...
Only two weeks of water left in Tehran’s main reservoir Published 03 Nov, 2025 04:58am TEHRAN: Tehran’s main source of drinking water is at risk of running dry within two weeks, state media warned on...
PIDE calls for urgent reforms to avert Pakistan’s looming water crisis Updated 30 Oct, 2025 07:43am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has called for urgent national reforms to avert a...
Climate fight undermined by bureaucratic gridlock: Advisor Published 20 Oct, 2025 05:50am ROME: Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr Syed Tauqir Shah has stated that Pakistan remains on the global frontline of...
Small dams — lost water potential Published 17 Oct, 2025 07:26am Pakistan faces an acute water crisis that continues to deepen due to prolonged neglect of small and medium-sized dam...
Water crisis: between industrial mismanagement and climate disasters Published 23 Sep, 2025 06:53am Pakistan today faces a dual water emergency—crippling scarcity on one hand and recurring floods on the other....
Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan’s water crisis goes regional Published 18 Aug, 2025 07:15am FARYAB (Afghanistan): Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins...
Karachi inches closer to severe water crisis: WWF Published 07 Aug, 2025 05:56am KARACHI: Karachi is edging dangerously close to a severe water crisis, as key freshwater sources that sustain the...
‘China’s strategic red line: unwavering support for Pakistan’ Published 01 Aug, 2025 07:37am This is apropos two letters to the Editor titled above carried by the newspaper on Tuesday and yesterday. This...
Iran president warns Tehran dams may run dry within months Published 01 Aug, 2025 06:45am TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Thursday that dams supplying the capital could run dry within...
Pakistan’s parched future: bonds to bridge the water funding chasm Published 22 Jul, 2025 07:03am As the monsoons arrive, once again, Pakistan is facing a water crisis, shifting from drought-like scenarios to the...
President HCSTSI slams HW&SC for worsening water crisis Published 17 Jul, 2025 03:32am HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI) Muhammad Saleem Memon has...
Rethinking Pakistan’s water crisis through data-driven action Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:33am Can Pakistan’s plastic waste really stack up to twice the height of the K2? That’s the claim made in...