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World Bank's clarion call to Pakistan: ‘Your economic model has failed’

Hindustan Times 23 Sep 2023
Pakistan Economic Crisis ... Is Pakistan military manipulating elections? Caretaker PM's assertive response. The global lender also urged Pakistan to take urgent steps to tax its agriculture and real estate and cut wasteful expenditures in order to achieve financial security.
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Capacity building workshop highlights pivotal role of youth in shaping cleaner, greener future for nation

Urdu Point 22 Sep 2023
Pakistan currently faces the formidable task of managing approximately 48.5 million tons of solid waste each year with an annual growth rate of 2.4 percent driven by population growth and urbanization ... These activities showcased the creative thinking and commitment of young participants to address Pakistan's waste-related challenges.
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25 composite plants to be set up in Rawalpindi division; Commissioner

Urdu Point 20 Sep 2023
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Sep, 2023 ) .Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaqat Ali Chatha on Wednesday said that 25 composite plants including ten in Rawalpindi and five each in Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal districts would be set up for waste disposal.
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LWMC launches crackdown against illegal garbage dumping

Urdu Point 20 Sep 2023
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Sep, 2023 ) .Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) on Wednesday got registered seven cases over illegal garbage dumping in Johar Town during a crackdown.
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Commissioner visits city areas to review RWMC cleanliness drive

Urdu Point 19 Sep 2023
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Sep, 2023 ) .Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaqat Ali Chatha on Tuesday visited different areas of the city to review the cleanliness campaign carried out by Rawalpindi Waste Management Company(RWMC).
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Conference on waste business, management sparks urgent calls for action

The News International 18 Sep 2023
... to combat Pakistan's mounting waste crisis ... Muhammad Bashir Khan, Member Technical at the Environmental Protection Tribunal, shed light on Pakistan's alarming waste production, reaching approximately 48.5 million tons annually, including organic, hazardous, and electronic waste.
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‘Indiscriminate action being taken against water thieves in city’

The News International 18 Sep 2023
He also said that a plan has been devised to solve the problems of waste, water supply and drainage in the city, which would be implemented soon ... The previous federal government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had stopped the work on K-IV, wasting time from 2018 to 2023, which was the biggest injustice to Karachi, he added ... .
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Urgent need for responsible waste management in Capital stressed

Urdu Point 14 Sep 2023
Salman Ali, Wasi Haider, and Adil Nisar, to explore various dimensions of open waste burning, from socio-cultural influences to the role of youth in eliminating the practice, alternative solutions, economic incentives, and the contribution to Pakistan's net zero waste target.
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Interactive workshop highlights urgent need for responsible waste management

Urdu Point 14 Sep 2023
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Sep, 2023 ) .In a concerted effort to address the pressing issue of open waste burning and its grave consequences on health and the environment, the Institute of Urbanism (IoU) organized an engaging workshop titled "Let's Learn Why Not to Burn."
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In Pakistan, flood-proof houses give hope against climate change

Anadolu Agency 13 Sep 2023
Spurred by the massive 2005 earthquake in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the heavy floods of 2010 and 2011, Lari has long been campaigning for a “carbon and waste free”Pakistan. Her Heritage Foundation of Pakistan has already build thousands of houses from carbon-free materials since 2005.
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Benazir Nashonuma Programme touches over 1 million women, children

The News International 13 Sep 2023
According to the statistics, Pakistan’s high rates of malnutrition (40.2 per cent stunting, 28.9 per cent underweight, and 17.7 per cent wasting) are indicative of an ongoing child nutrition crisis. Such levels of malnutrition rank Pakistan as the second-highest burden country in the region ... .
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Madad launches drug awareness, curtailment campaign in academic institutions

Urdu Point 12 Sep 2023
He said all of these students were the future of Pakistan and we could not let them waste their potential due to drugs ... ANF DIG Rommel Akram told the minister that ANF was able to seize 80% of the total drugs in Pakistan, adding the ANF faced a serious issue of resources as it only had 1972 employees.
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Asia Cup 2023: Humongous total on the cards as Indian battering of Pakistan bowlers continues in rain-hit clash

Dawn 11 Sep 2023
India are 225-2 at the end of 35th over against Pakistan in their rain-hit Super Four stage Asia Cup 2023 match in Colombo ... A bad news for Pakistan fans is that pacer Haris Rauf is out of the game due to an injury ... Six runs from the over and a review wasted by Pakistan as Kohli tried to go down to fine leg on last ball of the over.
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Undoing exclusion

Dawn 11 Sep 2023
LACK of equal opportunities and innovation has suffocated the growth capacity of Pakistan, limiting investment to buying and selling of real estate and dollars by the elite ... Unless policymakers divert attention towards equity, the potential of Pakistan’s significant youth bulge will go to waste for lack of equity.

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