Global Electricity Review 2025
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Pakistan
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Climate change: Metallic pollution in sea on the rise
KARACHI: Metallic pollution seems to have risen over the years as the highest concentrations of heavy metals in green mussels were observed in 2012, according to a study. The comparative study for 2012
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World weather: 2016's early record heat gives way to heavy rains
The record-breaking worldwide heat of the first six months of 2016 has turned to abnormally severe seasonal flooding across Asia with hundreds of people dying in China, India, Nepal and Pakistan and millions
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Climate change blamed for Pakistan’s steep drop in cotton production
Heavy rainfall, high temperatures and major pest outbreaks have taken a heavy toll on Pakistan’s cotton growing districts of Punjab and Sindh province this year. Pakistan’s Ministry of Textile Industry
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Report on safe drinking water highlights complex issues
Islamabad—Despite a large number of water filtration plants installed at various points, water quality in the twin cities remains a big issue. Its quality and unchecked supply continue to pose challenges
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Rawalpindi in grip of smoke pollution
RAWALPINDI: Smoke emitting from small factories and commercial units in several areas of Rawalpindi city has not only been causing environmental pollution but has also been contributing to fatal diseases.
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Hotlines Faster Than Hospitals in Pinpointing Dengue, Study Says
Calls to public health hotlines can predict dengue fever outbreaks two or three weeks earlier than local hospitals can confirm them, according to a new study from Pakistan. The study looked at 300,000
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Multidimensional survey: Lahore’s poverty index declines to 4.3%
ISLAMABAD: After Islamabad, Lahore has the least number of income-poor households in the country. The first ever Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for the country categorises as poor only 4.3 percent
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Karachi’s air quality monitoring system inoperative for five years
KARACHI: Despite growing global concerns over air pollution and the fact that Karachi has been declared the fifth most polluted city in a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released early this year,
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Seven-year-old girl sues Pakistan government over climate change
In a landmark case, seven-year-old Rabab Ali has sued the government for violating her rights, and the rights of her generation, to a healthy life. "I want the government to give me and my friends a
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More than 290 people killed across Pakistan due to heavy rains
Following unseasonably heavy pre-monsoon rains, Pakistan continues to be adversely affected by severe weather events. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Agency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, heavy