ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Environment Hameed ullah Jan Afridi has expressed concern over neglecting of tackling the environment issues in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the past. While asking the IUCN management to gear …

New York: Participants from countries in the Asia-Pacific region will have an opportunity to share good practices on ways to cut greenhouse gases while reducing poverty at a meeting convened on April 23, 2008 in …

ISLAMABAD: According to Gallup Pakistan, 83% people in the country take some measure to protect the environment mostly through conservation of energy in the household (50%), recycling (40%) and conserving water (35%).
Respondents in Pakistan were …

ABBOTABAD: Six students died and four injured due to sliding here. A group of students were on their way home when they were engulfed by sliding killing six and injuring four of them. The injured …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Environment Mr. Hameed ullah Jan Afridi said on Tuesday Monitoring system would be strengthened to ensure transparency in utilization of funds and timely execution of the development projects. He said the …

SRINAGAR: As snow has started to melt, the low lying areas in the city are facing flood-like situation and the residents are finding it difficult to cope with the situation. The situation has further been …

BEIJING: Chinese authorities were working to restore power and water to millions on Wednesday as the snow-hit country began the week-long Lunar New Year festival. More than 3,000 electricians and troops are repairing power lines …

GILGIT: All kind of traffic between Gilgit and Hunza was disrupted due to land sliding at Nasirabad in Hunza on Wednesday morning.Heavy snowfall has disrupted communication of Minimarg, Dirlaybala, Mirmalik Villages of upper Astore where …

LONDON: High winds battered large parts of Britain, claiming at least one life, as forecasters warn of blizzards and snow showers to come. A 45-year-old lorry driver died on the M6, near Tebay, in Cumbria …

WASHINGTON: The World Bank and Conservation International (CI) signed an agreement on Friday for $20 million in new funds, provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), to protect some of the world’s most unique and …