Lahore: Moody International Pakistan says that environment impact and greenhouse gas pollution may have triggered floods in Pakistan as “dramatic’ weather patterns are consistent with changes in the climate caused by mankind and ill planned and loosely supervised industry” It may be added that Moody International operating in 60 countries is a well-known and credible [...]
Large number of dams is the answer Tanvir Siddiqi Islamabad: Global warming with consequential climate change might be one explanation for Pakistan’s devastating floods, but scientists believe poor land management and outdated irrigation systems are also to blame for the devastation caused by the worst floods in the country’s history. Flooding has battered Pakistan since [...]
Jun 052010
* Industrial units stuck in residential areas causing land, air pollution * Factories also causing difficulties for city planners to provide basic facilities * Many rubber, steel industries discharging untreated effluent into River Ravi By Afnan Khan LAHORE: The cultural metropolis is being labeled the country’s most polluted city, as huge industrial units stuck in [...]
The main traffic artery in Karachi, Sharae Faisal, is becoming a signal free, vehicles racing track, like a death trap for slower vehicles and for pedestrians.
Ahmad Rafay Alam The Supreme Court and the High Courts have always been the protectors of parks and green spaces. Recently, the Supreme Court had a wholesale shopping market in Karachi agree to relocate after finding that the land it occupied was originally meant for public space. The Supreme Court is also hearing cases regarding [...]
Dec 022009
ISLAMABAD: Preserving centuries-old Saidpur Village located in the foothills of Margalla is no doubt a remarkable effort to help revive the dying arts of the region and promote inter-civilisation harmony. The place which has the footprints of various civilizations, including Gandhara, Greek, Buddhist, Mughal, Ashoka and the colonial periods, is now serving as a popular [...]
* Expert claims human activities pushing world into danger zone OSLO: A new users’ guide is needed to help protect the Earth from dangerous changes such as global warming and extinctions of animals and plants caused by humans, scientists said on Thursday. A group of 28 experts suggested nine key areas, such as freshwater use, [...]
By Ali Raza LAHORE: Rapidly increasing industrialization and commercialisation has turned the provincial metropolis — once known as the City of Gardens — into one of the most polluted cities in the country. Even residential localities are not safe from increasing trends of commercialization and industrialization because many industrial zones, which were established some years [...]
Jul 132009
ISLAMABAD: CDA to further beautify, expand Saidpur Model Village Capital Development Authority (CDA) will further expand and beautify Saidpur Model Village to enrich its attraction for foreign tourists, said CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi during his visit to the Village. The village reflects real cultural heritage of our rural society, said Elahi, adding, the natural [...]
Jun 062009
According to a recent Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, almost equal percentage of respondents claimed to like Lahore and Islamabad (33 per cent each), while Karachi is liked by 18 per cent of the respondents. Islamabad is the cleanest city according to the majority (65 per cent). A nationally representative sample [...]
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