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With poor access to water and poor sanitation, region is suffering annual economic losses of as much as $21 billion

Experts say findings of recent report must set off alarm bells

Inquires update from AG whether a video showing poor sanitation conditions shown yet to MPAs

School head blames contractor for using electric pump that caused current to run in wires and tap

Reports reveal that local industries have failed to implement international standards

Project ready for construction, three other dams are in planning phase

A quarter of the country’s population is at risk, according to a fresh study on contaminated water in the Indus Valley

Very high concentrations, above 200 micrograms per litre are found mainly in south, says WHO

Series will be aired on Radio Pakistan, Radio Pakhtunkhwa

Met office says spells of light rains have not accumulated enough water to last till Dec

Programme will provide safe drinking water to every household within 0.5 kilometres radius

Secretary says people should benefit from projects irrespective of gender

Currently, the water level is 1,545 feet while the maximum capacity is 1,550 feet

Petitioners say they were not paid compensation for 15 acres of project land

Experts discuss Karachi’s inconsumable water and poor management system

Modi used the conflict as a diplomatic weapon, issued a statement, ‘water belonging to India cannot go to Pakistan’

Around 24 million people in semi-urban and rural Punjab will benefit from the projects

Judge says report shows little progress by govt to improve water quality in Sindh

75% of patients children under 10, say AKUH researchers

No abnormality found in water but fish seemed to have consumed toxic chemicals.

Basic conditions need to be met at the resource level

Water containing bacteria, faecal matter, sewage mixed with clean water, judicial commission told

'Underground water level had decreased by more than 300 feet because of increased demand of water'

Water board to launch awareness camps to educate citizens on dangers of virus

Commission does not have power to initiate contempt proceedings against govt officers, says AG

Judicial commission wants officials to explain lack of progress on water, sanitation projects

Newly-built University Road, Tariq Road among inundated thoroughfares

Experts urge introduction of laws to regulate use and promote conservation

LG minister directed water tankers to be provided at official rates during Eid

Chief secretary, others fail to implement Supreme Court’s orders

The generator is a simple set-up, just 12 solar panels and six batteries mounted on an iron cart

Judge dismisses petition to lift ban on construction of high-rise, multi-storey buildings

The humanitarian world is still struggling to find a timely way to tackle 'slow-onset' crises like droughts

Wasa official says there is no choice but to compromise on filtration quality in order to meet water demand

Court came down hard on provincial govt for poor conditions in the province

Protesters stormed the entrance of the office, breaking down doors, smashing through windowpanes.

The step has been taken to provide drinking water to the people living in far-flung areas,

Judicial commission also directs Centre, Sindh to submit reports on K-IV project

Government has provided required funding for two critical schemes, but road projects remain partially funded

Presence detected in surface, underground and tap water of Hyderabad and Jamshoro

As people we need to push for a system that is not just based on profit maximisation

Supply to Clifton 70 and 71 has been stopped while other houses in area are getting water, says party

Authorities directed to obtain samples from water sources and submit report within a month

The affected people include 11 women and four children

Irsa says distribution being done under Water Accord 1991

Meeting of Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat summoned next week

Groundwater table is depleting fast thanks to rapid urbanisation.

For centuries, Bhishtis have sourced water from an underground basin deep beneath the warrens

Judicial commission hearing on water, sanitation-related issues being faced in Sindh

Company engaged in the project believes icebergs may create micro-climates in UAE and bring rain to the arid landscape