Water mismanagement Updated 27 Jul, 2026 06:11am Pakistan is ranked as the sixteenth most water-stressed country in the world with annual per capita water...
Pakistan points out unilateral moves threaten water treaties Updated 27 May, 2026 03:15pm DUSHANBE: Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr. Musadik Malik on Tuesday warned...
CCP warns climate losses may hit 6pc of GDP by 2050 Updated 11 Apr, 2026 09:45am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s climate-related losses could reach up to 6 percent of GDP by 2050 if urgent action is not...
Addressing scarcity: Experts stress need for full implementation of water policy Published 27 Dec, 2025 07:37am ISLAMABAD: Experts stressed the need for full implementation of the National Water Policy (NWP) for effective...
Murad vows reforms to boost agriculture Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, presiding over an agriculture department meeting, emphasised the...
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...
Pakistan highly vulnerable to natural disasters: World Bank Updated 02 Sep, 2025 08:49am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is highly vulnerable to natural disasters —including earthquakes, landslides, and water scarcity...
Govt focus on reservoirs minimal despite water woes Updated 26 Jul, 2025 10:55am ISLAMABAD: Despite the devastating impact of climate change on Pakistan’s infrastructure, massive water losses worth...
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...
Maximum relief for low & middle-income earners: Aurangzeb Updated 12 Jun, 2025 01:29pm ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stated that maximum possible relief has been provided to low- and...
Pakistan transitioning to water-scarce status Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:35am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, with an average per capita annual ...
Build before it’s too late Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am EDITORIAL: Even without India’s formal suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan’s water vulnerability was...
Water wars looming? Indus crisis and South Asian stability Updated 22 May, 2025 07:22am A rare paradigm of cooperation between India and Pakistan, the Indus Waters Treaty, which was brokered by the World...
Tackling water shortages Updated 17 May, 2025 07:40am Water is the most important topic these days. Everywhere you go people are discussing water and the threats to its...
Sindh: Zardari stresses water conservation Published 05 May, 2025 07:08am ISLAMABAD: In a significant call to action, President Asif Ali Zardari has emphasised the crucial importance of ...
Carbon levy, water pricing & the green tax puzzle Updated 01 May, 2025 07:03am It began with a bang—quite literally. On April 16, Islamabad was hammered by a freak hailstorm that turned the...
Looming threat of water scarcity Published 27 Apr, 2025 06:13am EDITORIAL: The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) mountain range, stretching from Afghanistan to Myanmar, often referred to...
Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2bn people: report Published 22 Apr, 2025 05:55am ISLAMABAD: Snowfall in Asia’s Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two...
Water dispute and canals issue: Federal, Sindh govts agree to hold talks Updated 21 Apr, 2025 09:06am ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif...
Chinese firm keen to invest in desalination plant at Port Qasim Updated 16 Apr, 2025 08:10am ISLAMABAD: A Chinese construction company extending all-out cooperation to Pakistan in addressing water scarcity...
How the Kachhi Canal project failed Balochistan? Updated 14 Apr, 2025 06:48am Is Pakistan’s relentless quest for nuclear capability, the unifying thread, binding its four provinces and three...
LHC concerned over declining water levels in Lahore Published 05 Apr, 2025 06:31am LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) expressed concern over the declining water levels in Lahore and observed that a...
Key barrier to effective use of water resources highlighted Published 30 Mar, 2025 07:50am LAHORE: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has highlighted a significant barrier to the effective...
Punjab minister says country facing severe water shortage Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that Punjab has no claim over Sindh’s water and that no...
Water riots! Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am EDITORIAL: The recent warning from the World Bank, highlighting the looming threat of conflict over water, should...
‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative to combat water challenges: PM Updated 23 Mar, 2025 10:16pm ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday stated that the government’s ‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative is...
Pakistan’s wheat ‘crisis’: time to formulate new policies Updated 20 Mar, 2025 06:59am As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, acute...
PSDP 2025-26: Water projects worth Rs424bn proposed Updated 20 Mar, 2025 12:37pm Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources Syed Ali Murtaza shares details of the Public Sector Development Program
Experts advocate for climate-resilient agri practices in Sindh Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:22am HYDERABAD: Agricultural experts from national and international research institutions, alongside progressive...
Business community leader says concerned at water shortages Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...