Pakistan according to IMF is world's third most water stressed country. It needs hundreds of small dams, seepage proof canals, innovative methods of water use and conservation and need to abandon flood irrigation. Yet its federal and provincial government remain oblivious of these challenges, argues an ex-Advisor World Bank.
Pakistan is currently amongst the most water-stressed nations of the world. In this context, the construction of small storage dams – like the Dadhocha dam being built by FWO in Rawalpindi - can play a key role in improving water supplies to towns and agriculture. It is estimated that the country offers sites for around 750 small dams.
Author and retired naval officer discusses the intricacies of the India- Pakistan partition, which was not only hugely mismanaged by the British but also deliberately pushed as such by Indian politicians;
blatantly stacked against Pakistan, in the hope the country would collapse.
A much needed positive step from Pakistani Govt of PM Imran Khan making it possible for Afghan refugees and other unregistered communities to open bank accounts and do all sorts of businesses inside a documented economy.
In an usually strong tone, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs assert that China and Pakistan will work together to hold accountable terrorists of Dasu and bring them to justice - it is believed that RAW and NDS were behind this terror attack on Chinese engineers.
Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi has revealed that Afghanistan Intelligence Agency NDS and Indian RAW were actively involved in the Dasu attack on 14th July. The initial target was the Diamer-Bhasha dam, and failure to attack there led them to go to Plan B.
Pakistan's leading company in the chemical sector Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited has shown significant Year-on-Year growth in net profit reaching Rs7.26 billion for the first half of the current calendar year 2021. However, it is down 25 percent Quarter-on-Quarter contrary to the experts' expectations.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2021 brought many new products to the market. Here is a summary of what the new Samsung Z Fold3 offers to its customers, alongside greater durability and top-of-the-line performance.
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has announced the establishment of an Rs10 billion fund to give cash rewards to the IT companies based on their exports. A 5 per cent rebate on exports has been announced for the companies. The government has also decided to use 1 per cent of the annual remittances by the IT sector for further development of the sector.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority took to Twitter to announce that Lucky Motor Cooperation has been given the authorization to manufacture South Korean tech giant Samsung's mobile phones in Pakistan. The regulator termed it "a great achievement" for the country.
Bollywood sees a new wave of military-based films as three of the big-budget films set to release in the coming months are based on wars. The idea behind the initiative seems to be promoting nationalism.
