Environment

کراچی چڑیا گھراور بے چارے جانور

از: فاریحہ سلیم، مہوش اقبال، مدحت زہرہ گندے پانی میں تیرتی یہ بطخیں، چلو بھر گندے پانی میں بیٹھے یہ کچھوے، پنجرے میں قید مایوس بندر، جھلسانے والی دھوپ میں لوہے کے پنجرے میں سائے کی تلاش کرتا کالا بھالو آخر کیوں پریشان ہیں؟ 17 سالہ ہتھنی نور جہاں کی ناساز طبعیت کا سن کر …

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Federal Govt. agrees to amend Ordinance pertaining to Karachi Islands

Advocate General of Pakistan on Friday told the Sindh High Court (SHC) that no development on the twin islands (Dingi and Bhadaar) in Karachi will take place till all constitutional and environmental issues are addressed. The SHC Division Bench comprising of comprising Mr. Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar and Mr. Justice Arshad Hussain Khan was hearing …

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Global webinar on \”Trees are Need of Life and Beauty of Land\”

Environmentalists and concerned citizens have emphasized the need for increasing the forest cover to subside the negative impacts of climate change in Pakistan, for this purpose, they suggested planting fruits and indigenous trees across the country. The speakers from Pakistan and other countries were speaking at an online Global Webinar organized by concerned citizens Ramesh …

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Sindhi growers fear new phases of Thal Canal may ruin agri economy

By Jan Khaskheli Sindh\’s growers have opposed the launch of the Greater Thal Canal phases 3 and 4 on the River Indus, considering it may cause the destruction of the agriculture economy of the tail-end Sindh, which provides a source of livelihood to the millions of people in Southern areas of Pakistan. Sindh Growers Alliance …

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IUCN Pakistan National Committee expresses concern over Clifton Beach Front Project

Press Release Karachi, June 24, 2020: Pakistan National Committee of the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has expressed its deep concern about the development of the Beach Front Project being developed on Clifton beach in Karachi. According to a press release the Executive Committee of the IUCN Member Organizations in Pakistan at a …

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\’Pakistan may suffer heavy crop losses during summer\’: Locust expert

By Shujauddin Qureshi Pakistan may lose 8.71 billion dollars worth agricultural crops during the summer season in case locus destroyed 75 per cent of the standing crops, said a senior agriculture scientist and an expert in locust, Dr. Chaudhry Inayatullah, here Sunday. He was speaking at an online Zoom lecture \’Locust Attack & Issues of …

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