In Karachi, a power outage hit the Dhabeji pumping station on Monday, resulting in disruptions to the city's water supply. This pumping station, responsible for providing water to Karachi, experienced a power failure, potentially leading to a water shortage for the city's residents. The Water ...

The country is likely to face up to 27 percent water shortage during the upcoming Kharif season (starting April 1) and the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has convened a meeting of the advisory committee today in this regard. The technical committee of the IRSA had anticipated up to 20 to 27 ...

Taking notice of water shortage in Mianwali, Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed PTI Chief Organizer Saifullah Khan Niazi to visit the area. Saifullah Khan Niazi will go to Mianwali on Tuesday, and besides inspecting the affected areas, he will also meet the local people to present a report to ...

Shahapur - As Gajanand Dukre parks the water tanker in a drought-stricken Indian village, dozens of locals -- mostly women in saris -- come running with jerry cans, buckets and stainless steel pots. Over the next two hours Dukre helps them empty the 12,000-litre (3,170-gallon) tank, providing a ...

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi said construction of new small dams was significant to meet water shortage in Balochistan.  The President was talking to reporters at the residence of Speaker Balochistan Assembly Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo in Hub, where he visited to offer condolences on the ...

ISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has said that Rabi season would face 38 percent water shortage as per forecast by the authority before start of the season. Talking to APP here Friday, IRSA spokesman Khalid Rana said that all provinces were fully cooperating with the ...

Minister for Water Resources, Faisal Vawda says the Federal Government will fully support Sindh Government to resolve the issues of water shortage in the province. Talking to news men along with Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Saeed Ghani in Karachi today, he said the government will also provide ...

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Water and Power Development Authority, Lt Gen (Retd) Muzammil Hussain says water shortage is the basic issue of the country and the incumbent government has capability to resolve it. Talking to a private news channel, he said the government is serious in constructing new dams ...

RAWALPINDI: The Potohar region has over 100 sites for construction of small dams like Rawal and Khanpur Dams which should be built to eventually change fate of the farmers and prevent water shortage in the region said the agriculture experts. There is a dire need to construct several small dams in ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan alarmingly, so far, braves 45 per cent deficit in the water stored in both the Tarbela and Mangla dams as the said reservoirs currently have 6.3 million acres feet (MAF) in them as against 11.7MAF water deposited in the same period last year. Though water level in Tarbela and ...