SWAT: Skiing aficionados and general tourists are converging here to explore its mesmerizing natural beauty, skiing, and trout fish besides snowfall of the winter season. In the wake of Met Office’s forecast report of heavy rains and snowfalls over the hills in upper/central parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Swat, Dir, Chitral, Abbottabad and Mansehra from […]
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RAWALPINDI: The Murree district administration has urged the tourists to get weather updates and traffic-related information prior to traveling to Murree and also advised the tourists to take all due precautions in Murree, Galiyat and surrounding areas. According to a Murree district administration spokesman, the administration on the special directives of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Murree, […]
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ISLAMABAD: The speakers Saturday (17th Feb, 2024) called for integrating anticipatory Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) approaches with climate science to make sure that more lives are protected from climatic disasters. Speaking at a panel discussion organized at the World Social Forum in Kathmandu on Saturday by Pakistan’s leading think tank […]
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ISLAMABAD: Owing to the government’s decision to increase taxes on cigarettes to address its negative impact on public health and enhance revenue generation tobacco consumption in the country has reduced significantly. A study conducted by ‘Capital Calling’, in major cities including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Peshawar revealed that one in every 94 smokers has quit […]
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ISLAMABAD: The unprecedented floods of 2022 have submerged almost one-third of the country with massive devastation in Sindh and Balochistan provinces where majority of the population have lost their CNICs and critical infrastructure, increasing voters’ turnout remained elusive. The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) launched its report titled “Assessment of the Adverse Impacts […]
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MURREE: Punjab PDMA, expecting significant snowfall, has established 13 facilitation centres in order to ensure safety and convenience of tourists. In a statement issued on Sunday (4th of Feb, 2024), PDMA Director General Imran Qureshi said that the authority was actively monitoring the situation, indicating potential rain and snowfall in Murree, Galiat, and surrounding areas. […]
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RAWALPINDI: The Murree administration on Thursday opened all the roads for vehicular traffic after the Wednesday night heavy snowfall. According to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Murree, Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi, the ‘Pulgaran’ toll plaza and the main road of Murree had been opened for tourists. After snowfall in Murree, all the roads had been restored for […]
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HYDERABAD: The 7th largest desert in the world is renowned for being the only fertile desert. However, due to limited rainfall, the area faces a scarcity of water, even for basic needs. Consequently, the residents are unable to fully capitalize on the land’s fertility, a social media report said. Nonetheless, the desert’s fertility has resulted […]
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PESHAWAR: Owing to the unfavorable weather conditions, tourists visiting Galliyat, Thandyanii and other resorts of Abbottabad district have been advised to adopt complete precautionary measures to avert mishaps. The district administration said on Wednesday (31st Jan, 2024) that following snowfall in Gilliyat, roads were being cleared by the Galliyat Development Authority (GDA) on a priority […]
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ISLAMABAD: The federal capital residents on Wednesday received a fresh breather as months-long soaring air pollution plummeted after much-awaited rainfall and the air quality was reported healthy. The air quality was healthy as the air pollutants ratio in the atmosphere was below the permissible limits of the national environmental quality standards of Pakistan Environmental Protection […]
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