ISLAMABAD:Chairman, Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Ahmed Kamal Thursday emphasized upon the need to increase forestry and construction of dams in the country as both are the best source to resist flood water and impact of droughts. “Trees help to reduce flooding by directly intercepting rainfall and promoting higher soil infiltration rates”, he said while talking […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Director General Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) Farzana Altaf Shah on Thursday urged upon the need for implementation of existing “Environmental laws” in the country to control flood disaster and future climate change issues. In an exclusive talk on PTV news channel, she said that there were existing good laws in terms of environment which […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism martyred nineteen Kashmiris in the last month of August, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to the data issued by the Research Section of reporter, today, among the victims, eight youth were martyred in different fake encounters while four women were widowed and […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday announced the appointment of Imran Riza of Pakistan as his Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon and also Resident Coordinator for the Arab country. Riza, a career UN official who will serve in the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), which assists the country […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Patron-in-chief and founding chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Prof. Khurshid Ahmad, on the first death anniversary of Syed Ali Geelani here, on Thursday said the martyred leader of Kashmir was an embodiment of honesty, unwavering resoluteness, struggle, and visionary to see Kashmir free from Indian shackles of occupation. Geelani not only presented […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:The rescue and rehabilitation of the people trapped in the flood waters continued on Thursday by the Pakistan Army and the Navy personnel assigned at the embankment in district Dadu. According to hand out issued by Sindh Information Department, the in-charge of the rescue team of the Pakistan Army informed that the evacuation of the […]
Read MoreQUETTA: Secretary Agriculture Balochistan Umaid Ali Khokhar on Thursday said that recent floods and rains had caused massive agricultural losses in Balochistan while joint survey team had started the estimation of the damages in the agriculture sector from August 25 in the province. He expressed these views while addressing the ceremony of giving the keys […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi Thursday said the Palestinian nation would observe ‘Pakistan Solidarity Day’ on Friday. Talking to reporter, Ashrafi who is also the chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council informed that special prayers would be offered for the security, and stability of Pakistan besides […]
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