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25 Mar 2020 KARACHI

Kabul River For Peace And Development

Nisar Memon, former federal minister and senator in Pakistan, comments about the importance of the Kabul River and the dependence on it of both Pakistan and Afghanistan for drinking water, agriculture, and hydroelectic power generation. He calls for integrated development of the river basin to maximize growth in both the countries, rather than the historical division of water and unilateral development...

12 Aug 2019 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

Pakistan's Indus River Barrage To Mitigate Climate Impacts On Wetlands, Human Migration

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved development of the ambitious “Sindh Barrage” on the Indus River.Located about 28 miles upstream from the mouth of the river at the Arabian Sea and about 80 miles east of Karachi, the Sindh Barrage was proposed by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to address water issues in the region...

28 Jul 2019 MUMBAI, India

Monsoon Continues To Wreak Havoc In South Asia

More than 25 million people in South Asia have been affectedby recent torrrential monsoon rains, with at least 500,000 displaced and at least 600 reported dead in monsoon-related incidents across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar.The UN is assessing the needs throughout the region but currently it is supporting the government of Bangladesh to address the needs of more than 4 million people who have been affected...

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18 Jan 2019 KARACHI, Pakistan

Russian Energy Giant To Invest In Pakistan Dams

Giant state-run Russian energy company Inter RAO Group has offered to invest $2 Billion USD in Pakistan water and power sector projects, including the Mohmand dam on the Swat River.Inter RAO Engineering is one of the largest Russian public energy companies that has joint ventures with European companies like Siemens in Russia...

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30 Oct 2018 KARACHI, Pakistan

Pakistan Bans Indian TV Shows In Latest Twist In Water Dispute

The Supreme Court of Pakistan supreme last week reinstated a ban on Indian television shows being shown in Pakistan in the latest twist in the countries’ water-sharing dispute.Pakistan Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar made his decision in Karachi October 27 while hearing a case filed by Pakistani producers' associations relating to the broadcasting of foreign content on Pakistan television channels...

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7 Dec 2017 KARACHI

Sindh’s Water Deliberately Contaminated with Human Waste?

Human waste is being deliberately released in water, observed Chief Justice Saqib Nisar during Wednesday’s hearing of the water pollution case. The remarks of the chief justice came after a short-film about contaminated water was shown in the courtroom.

16 Aug 2017 WASHINGTON DC

Pakistan Water Security: An American Problem

Pakistan is South Asia’s fifth most vulnerable country in terms of water availability, and Karachi is the sixth most water-stressed city in the world. Predictions indicate that the country will face absolute water scarcity as soon as 2025. While population and demand for water steadily increase, freshwater quantity and quality are decreasing...

8 Aug 2017 ISLAMABAD

Groundwater Depletion Will Worsen Crisis in Cities

Karachi, Quetta, Lahore, Islamabad will face shortages.

23 Sep 2016 KARACHI, Pakistan

Indus Treaty Becomes a Factor in India-Pakistan Tension

Tensions between India and Pakistan have heightened in recent days following a September 18th incident in which an attack on an Indian army installation at the border town of Uri resulted, after a gun and grenade battle, in 13-14 Indian casualties in addition to the deaths of four assailants, described as terrorists associated with Pakistan...

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12 Aug 2016 DENVER, CO, United States

OOSKAnews Voices: Harnessing the Power of the Crowd -- Who Reinvents the Water Sector?

OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest “opinion columns” on water, written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. The columns provide a global platform for organizations and individuals to promulgate their views and messages.Will Sarni, Director and Practice Leader Water Strategy at Deloitte Consulting LLP, calls for 21st Centry Solutions to water challenges...

1 Oct 2014 NEW YORK, NY, United States

World Bank to Provide $11 Billion for Water, Hydropower, Flood Protection in Pakistan

The World Bank will provide some $11 billion USD to Pakistan over the next four years for water, irrigation and hydropower projects, including the Diamer-Bhasha and Dasu dams, as well as to support recovery efforts following the recent devastating floods in the Kashmir region.“The bank will assist Pakistan to overcome the situation caused by natural calamity,” World Bank President Jin Kong Kim said last week during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in New York...

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16 Jun 2014 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

Pakistan’s Sindh, Punjab Provinces Allocate Hundreds of Millions for Water, Sanitation, Irrigation

Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provincial governments have allocated hundreds of millions of dollars for water supply, sanitation and irrigation in their annual budgets for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, which starts July 1st.The Sindh provincial government announced last week that it is allocating nearly $88 million USD for irrigation and drainage projects, with a focus on improving existing irrigation and drainage networks and restoring flood protection embankments on the Indus River...