Islamabad : Parliamentarians from National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh have pledged to work together to improve legislative framework governing ground water extraction in Pakistan and...
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Mayra Imran
Policy paper demands human rights approach on WASH issues
Islamabad:A policy paper on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) points out lack of a human rights approach to drafting legislation relevant to WASH and related crosscutting themes. The policy paper on ‘Human Rights to...
Investment in clean water, hygiene to help prevent spread of COVID-19
On this Global Handwashing Day, which is themed around ‘Hand Hygiene for All’ WaterAid Pakistan joined hands with the government and other stakeholders to mark the day to highlight the fact that frequent handwashing...
World marks 10th anniversary of declaring safe drinking-water, sanitation as human rights
Islamabad: The world, on Tuesday, marked the tenth anniversary since the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Human Rights Council recognised access to safe drinking-water and sanitation as a human right. Despite...
Water, sanitation experts laud Pakistan initiatives on WASH
Islamabad: Pakistan’s strong political will to address water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues is visible. All it requires is right infrastructure, better governance capacity and effective investment. The views were...
Clean, Green School programme launched for Islamabad students
Islamabad :Students of 423 public schools of capital city will study a comprehensive activity-based, and child-friendly curricula on climate and environmental education under Clean Green School Programme (CGSP) launched...
Five bottled-water brands declared unsafe to drink
Islamabad :Compared with permissible limits of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), Ministry of Science and Technology, has declared five...
Civil society holds Climate Change walk
Islamabad : A large number of people from all walks of life held climate change walk on Friday to join the world in Global Climate Change Strike. The protestors demanded the government to declare climate change...