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Australia offers Pakistan technical support in water conservation

Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan Margaret Adamson along with the representatives of World Food Programme… Read More

Zimbabwe seeks $613 million aid from donors after drought, cyclone

Zimbabwe appealed on Tuesday for $613 million in aid from local and foreign donors to… Read More

Four more infants die in drought-hit Thar

MITHI: Four more children died from complications caused by malnutrition and other waterborne diseases in… Read More

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Mandviwala pens letter to PM Khan to seek remedial for Sindh, Balochistan drought

He urged prime minister to declare 26 districts of Sindh and Balochistan, as calamity hit… Read More

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SC sets up commission to monitor govt initiatives in Thar

LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Thursday set up a five-member commission to monitor initiatives being… Read More

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CM Murad Ali Shah to visit drought-hit Tharparkar tomorrow

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah to visit drought-hit district of Tharparkar on… Read More

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Prolonged dry spell may cause water scarcity, warns NDMA

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday furnished a comprehensive report on the… Read More

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Zardari springs into action, seeks report on Thar situation

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Friday directed the elected representatives… Read More

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Two more infants fall prey to deadly malnutrition in Tharparkar

KARACHI: Malnutrition continues to take lives of infants in Thar, as two more children succumbed… Read More

Quetta going dry, faces intense shortage of water

QUETTA: Pakistan's southwestern city, Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan is going dry due to… Read More

Conflict and drought destroyed Iraq’s prized date palms

IRAQ: Sweet Iraqi dates adorn tables in homes across the country, but the fruit tree… Read More

‘No grass’: Europe’s livestock sector stricken by drought

BRUSSELS: "Our cows have been living off hay cut in June, there isn't any grass," says… Read More

Sindh Govt declares Thar as drought-hit area

KARACHI: The government of Sindh has declared Thar and parts of Umarkot as drought-hit areas,… Read More

Water pressures rise in Pakistan as drought meets growing population

Pakistan’s water crisis has become increasingly visible in recent months: levels in the largest dams… Read More

Drought-like condition grips the country

ISLAMABAD: Following the improved river flows from Kabul River the chances of possible drought that… Read More

Drought leaves US Plains wheat vulnerable to freeze damage

CHICAGO: A combination of delays to autumn planting and dry conditions in the southern U.S.… Read More

Pakistan sends rice for drought affectees in Sri Lanka

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has on Thursday dispatched a shipment of rice for the drought affected areas… Read More

Three infants die in Tharparkar

MITHI: Three children died in Mithi city of Sindh's desert district of Tharparkar on Saturday,… Read More

Five die cleaning well in parched Indian village

NEW DELHI: Five low-caste villagers have died trying to revive an unused well in a… Read More

Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

TIKAMGARH: As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun,… Read More