A meeting of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab was held here on Friday to discuss measures for tackling ...

PDMA Director Gene­ral Irfan Ali Kathia chaired the meeting while deputy commissioners of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalnagar attended it through video link. The meeting revi­ewed measures to ...

Punjab government has taken timely steps to cope with the situation arising out of the drought in Cholistan desert areas adjacent to Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalnagar. In an interview with ...

The committee has been directed to examine any possibility of drought conditions in Cholistan and ensure the adequate supply and provision of drinking water both for humans and animals ...

Additional funds will also be provided to deal with possible drought in Cholistan. According to the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, all relevant departments should be on ...

The Cholistan Canal controversy is not simply about Punjab versus Sindh. It is a symptom of Pakistan’s chronic failure to expand its water infrastructure to meet growing demand It would be an ...

The water dispute centers on IRSA’s approval for transferring 0.8 million acre-feet (MAF) of water to Cholistan through link canals - a decision strongly opposed by Sindh which argues it ...

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has stayed the water availability certificate issued by the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) for the construction of canals in Cholistan and Thal ...

KARACHI: The Sindh government has written to the federal government and urged to convene an immediate meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) to ...

The Sindh Assembly unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday against the construction of six new canals on the Indus River and its tributaries, including the Cholistan Canal, terming the ...