After the failure of the local governments and the federal government-backed cleanliness campaign to lift garbage from the city, the Sindh government has announced that it will clear Karachi of municipal waste to a great extent in one month period. The announcement to this effect was made by Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain […]
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KARACHI: The cleanliness situation in Karachi has worsened after the onslaught of the monsoon season, but instead of taking charge and doing something about it, the issue has become a bone of contention between the Sindh government and the Centre. Meanwhile, ‘na maloom afraad’ (unidentified persons) have made life a living hell for the residents […]
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KARACHI: The Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has proposed the formation of a separate police force for the implementation of environmental protection laws in the province. Sepa has sent the recommendations for the formation of the environmental police force to the chief minister. The force will be formed after approval from the cabinet. According to […]
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Islamabad: Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) is going to set up 30 kiosks in different shopping malls and markets across the federal capital to distribute environment friendly bags as alternate to plastic bags. Talking to, MoCC Senior Joint Secretary Hammad Shamimi said the decision had been made after much hue and cry created against the […]
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KARACHI: As Karachi continues to suffer the miseries left by recent rains, the Sindh government and the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) seem unwilling to bail citizens out of this impasse on one pretext or other. With swarms of mosquitos and flies growing all over the city in the aftermath the monsoon rains, the Karachi Metropolitan […]
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