|
Naseer MemonThe News on Sunday |
A FRESH conflict has erupted between Punjab and Sindh on the issue of irrigating a new command area. Punjab’s irrigation department sought a water...
THE UNDP’s Human Development Report for 2023-24 ranks Pakistan 164th out of 193 countries. Last year, Pakistan stood at 161. Its decline on the...
THE newly elected Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and the ruling PPP chairperson Mr Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari have reiterated their commitment...
IN a significant move, President Arif Alvi has refused to approve a contentious summary that seeks to restructure the Indus River System Authority...
HUMAN development is the inevitable casualty of natural disasters. The devastating blow to the health, education, drinking water, sanitation and...
FLOOD devastation is often characterised by breached embankments, collapsed houses, broken roads, loss of crops and traumatised masses. Sindh...
THE screening of development projects through the lens of climate resilience requires a paradigm shift in development planning and budgeting. The...
THE effects of the unprecedented floods of 2022 are not confined to the loss of life, assets and livelihood. Little attention has been paid to...
THE fate of those affected by last year’s floods has faded from memory but the miseries of the people persist. Catastrophic events leave deep...
ONE of the most catastrophic floods in Libya not just killed thousands and left behind tossed-up cars and heaps of rubble but also bequeathed lessons...
AFTER vacillating for five years, Sindh has finally nailed a water policy. The document needs some editorial brushwork but is otherwise fairly...