http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us I don't let them drink this water, Muhammad said, gesturing towards a group of water-buffaloes cooling off in a canal not far from Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore...The canal is one of 11 major waterways that carry industrial waste and... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14826037-analysis-bridging-the-developmentversuspollution-gap-in-pakistan green-news Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:39:15 -0700 Every morning, while going to the office, I see about four to five traffic wardens at major intersections and two to three wardens at smaller intersections in Lahore. Most of them sit under shades and chat on their mobile phones... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14731584-instead-of-traffic-wardens-by-zobia green-news Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:37:33 -0700 Medical waste illegally sold off from Pakistan hospital 29 May 2013 Last updated at 08:09 ET Medical waste from a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, is being illegally sold off to rubbish collectors and ending up in a range of plastic... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14701320-video-illegal-medical-waste-made-into-straws green-news Wed, 29 May 2013 05:15:03 -0700 Exim Bank of China will provide Pakistan $448 million for the strategically important 969-megawatt Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project and an agreement in this connection has been signed between the two sides. This agreement is a significant development in efforts to... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14700127-neelum-jhelum-project-china-to-provide-448m-for-stepping-up-work green-news Wed, 29 May 2013 01:08:44 -0700 The already severe power crisis has reached alarming proportions with the electricity shortfall exceeding 7,500MW and the duration of load shedding rising to 22 hours a day. Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are the worst hit with prolonged and unscheduled electricity... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14678967-power-crisis-takes-turn-for-worse green-news Sat, 25 May 2013 00:26:46 -0700 The Sharif brothers often refer to themselves as shers' (tigers), the election symbol of the party is a tiger and more often that not, a rare white tiger belonging to a proud party worker is seen regularly at the party's... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14576510-tiger-tiger-burning-bright green-news Thu, 09 May 2013 05:20:12 -0700 Ever since the start of election season, live tigers and lions are a constant feature at PML-N political rallies.  The party leader's daughter, Mariam Nawaz, in particular enjoys bringing the white tiger to her rallies because of the attention it... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14569469-pmlns-election-symbol-dies green-news Wed, 08 May 2013 07:54:23 -0700 Bunji Hydropower Project, and will soon initiate the process to undertake construction of this largest hydropower project in Pakistan...Speaking on the occasion, the chairman said that the mega projects such as Bunji and Diamer Bhasha Dam will not only help... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14559738-7100-mw-bunji-dams-detailed-engineering-design-completed green-news Tue, 07 May 2013 02:19:23 -0700 a sit-in by farmers for water disrupted the main line rail traffic between Karachi and Lahore. The farmers were protesting against shortage of water in Badin district which is creating drought-like conditions, forcing farmers' families to migrate from the area.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14550729-overcoming-water-crisis green-news Sun, 05 May 2013 19:50:17 -0700 The recent rain badly damaged 0.2 million maund wheat, 0.5 million maund chaff and cotton sown on an area of 0.2 million acres, according to a survey by the Pakistan Agri Forum. Pakistan Agri Forum Chairman Dr Muhammad Ibrahim Mughal... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14499617-rains-affect-wheat-chaff-cotton-severely green-news Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:48:50 -0700 All the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations were closed in Punjab on Saturday after an explosion targeted a gas pipeline near Kashmore, DawnNews reported. Unknown assailants blew up the 30-inch gas pipeline which resulted in the suspension of gas supply... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14494485-gas-pipeline-explosion-supply-to-punjab-cng-stations-industries-suspended green-news Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:11:09 -0700 Not a single penny has been allocated in federal budgets for power generation for the last 19 years despite unprecedented electricity loadshedding in the country. This was stated by former managing director of Pepco, Engineer Tahir Basharat Cheema, while addressing... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14481211-not-a-penny-in-budgets-for-making-power-for-19-years green-news Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:24:39 -0700 Governor Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmood has said that the electricity loadshedding will be curtailed from Wednesday (today). Chairman Malik Tahir Javed at a meeting at Governor's House on Tuesday. The governor said he was well aware of the troubles being faced... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14471376-cut-in-outages-from-today-governor green-news Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:59:14 -0700 People trapped' in Pakistan building collapse A building is reported to have collapsed in the Pakistani city of Lahore, possibly trapping dozens of people inside. Officials said the blast at the three-storey building was caused by a gas explosion. An... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/11458778-people-trapped-in-lahore-collapse travel-news Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:16:11 -0800 LAHORE:A training Programme has been started on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister for the cultivation of winter vegetable under Kitchen Gardening Programme. Speaking on the occasion‚ the ADO Agriculture told the participants about the production technology and benefits of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/10378464-kitchen-gardening-in-punjab green-news Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:10:06 -0700