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  1. Illegal Connections a Growing Concern in Pakistan's Capital

    13 Jun 2013- 08:11 by Local Press Report ISLAMABAD The Daily Times Illegal water connections are widespread in the federal capital while the department concerned is playing a role of silent spectator. The residents complained against increasing number of ...

    Local Press Report - 06/13/2013 - 10:16

  2. Pakistani Cities Continue to Face Water Shortages

    11 Jun 2013- 09:59 by Local Press Report ISLAMABAD The Daily Times The residents of twin cities are facing an acute water shortage due to apathy and negligence of the authorities concerned. The residents of the most populated residential sectors in ...

    Local Press Report - 06/11/2013 - 09:59

  3. Pakistan's CDA Has Failed to Ensure Water Supply

    31 May 2013- 10:19 by Local Press Report ISLAMABAD Pakistan Today Pakistan's CDA Has Failed to Ensure Water Supply The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to ensure water supply both through pipelines or even water tankers to the residents ...

    Local Press Report - 05/31/2013 - 10:24

  4. Pakistan's Wapda Currently Working on 20 Projects

    23 May 2013- 09:24 by Local Press Report ISLAMABAD PakTribune The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is working on more than 20 projects in water sector with cumulative water storage capacity of about 13 million acre feet (MAF) and power ...

    Local Press Report - 05/23/2013 - 10:17

  5. Pakistan's Capital Struggles With Providing Water

    21 May 2013- 09:09 by Local Press Report ISLAMABAD The Express Tribune Hours-long load shedding in Islamabad has impacted the water supply in areas dependent on tube wells, which are the second-biggest source of fresh water for the capital after Simly Dam ...

    Local Press Report - 05/21/2013 - 09:54

  6. Pakistani Voters Will Consider Water Supply at Upcoming Elections

    10 May 2013- 08:52 by Local Press Report ISLAMABAD The Express Tribune When urban residents of the federal capital head to the polling stations of May 11, they will be voting for, among other things, the adequate supply of water to the city during the ...

    Local Press Report - 05/10/2013 - 09:01

  7. IRSA, Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority Lock Horns Over Water Releases

    8 May 2013- 08:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan’s Indus River System Authority (IRSA) said it is unable to meet irrigation demands after the Water and Power Development Authority failed to comply with its orders to reduce water ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/08/2013 - 09:58

  8. ADB Lends Pakistan $73 Million to Rehabilitate Irrigation Infrastructure in Punjab Province

    7 May 2013- 08:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The Asian Development Bank and the Pakistani government have signed a $73 million USD loan agreement to rehabilitate the Pakpattan Canal and Suleimanki Barrage in Punjab province. The two ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/07/2013 - 10:21

  9. Pakistan to Shift Finances From Diamer-Bhasha to Neelum-Jhelum Project

    1 May 2013- 08:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan's Finance and Water and Power ministries have asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to allow it to transfer around $50 million USD earmarked for the delayed $14.5 ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/01/2013 - 10:06

  10. Civil Society Groups Tackles Scarcity, Water Management in Pakistan

    26 Apr 2013- 07:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan People and animals are drinking the same water in some parts of Pakistan where clean drinking water is in short supply, representatives of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province told ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/26/2013 - 10:16

  11. Cash-Strapped Pakistani Government Puts Agricultural Subsidy on Hold

    16 Apr 2013- 07:39 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan’s interim government has put on hold $165.5 million USD in subsidies for agricultural tubewells, citing financial constraints. The Finance Ministry said the agricultural subsidies, ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/16/2013 - 08:57

  12. Experts Urge Pakistani Candidates to Incorporate Environment Agenda

    5 Apr 2013- 08:35 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Ahead of the May 11 general elections in Pakistan, lawmakers, journalists and environmental experts are calling on candidate to incorporate environmental issues into their political agendas. ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/05/2013 - 10:30

  13. Pakistan Could Lose 21 Percent of Irrigation Water to Leaks

    2 Apr 2013- 00:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan could lose 21 percent of irrigation water to leaks during the kharif  (summer crop) season, which began April 1, according to an advisory panel of the Indus River System Authority ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/02/2013 - 10:09

  14. UAE Implements 64 Projects in Pakistan

    1 Apr 2013- 08:20 by Local Press Report ISLAMABAD ZeeNEWS.com The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has completed 64 water projects being carried out in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest and southern region at a cost of about $5.80 ...

    Local Press Report - 04/01/2013 - 08:20

  15. Poor Sanitation Costs Pakistan $4.2 Billion

    27 Mar 2013- 08:51 by OOSKAnews Correspondent UNITED NATIONS Poor sanitation facilities in Pakistan cost the country over $4.2 billion USD per year, or 6.3 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to figures released by the United Nations ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2013 - 16:43

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