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Planning,
Finance reject Federal Bureau of Statistics' poverty figures
Daily Times, Zamir Haider
1/28/2003
ISLAMABAD: The Planning and Finance divisions on Monday rejected
the Federal Bureau of Statistics' (FBS) Household Income Expenditure Survey
(HIES), which put more than 40 percent of the country’s population below
the poverty line.
Water
supply to Rawalpindi from Khanpur Dam cut by half
Dawn, By Our Staff Reporter
1/28/2003
RAWALPINDI, Jan 27: Water supply to the Rawalpindi Cantonment
Board has been reduced to half, owing to the depletion of water level in the
Khanpur Dam, sources told Dawn.
All
districts of Balochistan declared calamity-hit
Dawn, By Our Staff Correspondent
1/26/2003
QUETTA, Jan 25: The Balochistan government has declared all
the districts of the province, except Chattar and Tanbo subdivisions, calamity-hit
areas and appealed to the people for donation in the relief fund for the drought
affected people.
MITHI:
Dist council seeks drought relief package for Tharparkar
Dawn, By Our Correspondent
1/25/2003
MITHI, Jan 24: The Tharparkar district council has appealed
to the government for announcing a Balochistan-like special relief package for
the drought-hit district of Thar.
ADB
approves $300m for three uplift projects
Daily Times, Staff Report
1/23/2003
LAHORE: The Asian Development Bank has approved $300 million
for three uplift projects for the Punjab for 2002-03. Sources told Daily Times
on Tuesday the bank had initially finalised funding for three development schemes,
including the Punjab Community Water Supply and Sanitation ($50m), Punjab Road
Sector Development Project ($150m) and the Drought Area Rehabilitation Authority
($100m).
Rs2bn
package for Balochistan's drought-hit areas
The Dawn,
1/23/2003
QUETTA, Jan 22: Prime Minister
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Wednesday announced a relief package of Rs2 billion
for drought-hit areas in Balochistan besides promising to provide other facilities
to growers and livestock owners.
EU
to help Balochistan's drought victims
The Dawn, By Our Reporter
1/22/2003
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The European Community's Humanitarian Aid
Office (ECHO) will offer five million euro during 2003 to help the drought victims
in Balochistan.
PM
stresses water resources promotion
The Dawn,
1/22/2003
QUETTA, Jan 21: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on
Tuesday directed the Balochistan government to give priority to construction
of delay action and check dams under the Public Sector Development Programme
to enhance underground water.
Relief
promised for Balochistan's drought-hit areas
The Dawn,
1/21/2003
QUETTA, Jan 20: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said
on Monday that the government is preparing a relief package for drought-hit
areas of Balochistan, that would be announced soon.
MITHI:
Call for plan to avert catastrophe in Tharparkar
The Dawn, By Our Correspondent
1/18/2003
MITHI, Jan 17: The people of Thar on Friday urged the government
and the international relief agencies to devise a strategy to combat the worsening
situation and avert a catastrophe in the drought-hit Tharparkar district.
HUB:
Rs40m allocated for drought victims
The Dawn, By Our Correspondent
1/14/2003
HUB, Jan 13: The provincial government
has allocated Rs40 million for the drought-affected areas of Balochistan. Sources
told Dawn on Saturday that the amount, expected to be raised during the second
phase, would be spent for the provision of food, water, medicines and other
basic amenities in the drought-hit areas.
21
drought-stricken districts in Balochistan declared calamity hit
Daily Times, Staff report
1/12/2003
QUETTA: The Balochistan government
has declared 21 districts of the province ‘calamity hit’ areas and
urged the federal government to provide Rs 6 billion to deal with the drought.
Balochistan
seeks Centre's help to cope with drought situation
The News, By our correspondent
1/12/2003
QUETTA: Balochistan Revenue Minister Mir Asim Kurd on Saturday
said that the provincial government was taking all possible measures to cope
with the drought situation in the province and added that it was also seeking
the financial help of the federal government in this regard.
Drought-hit
Tharis appeal for relief
The Dawn, By Our Correspondent
1/12/2003
MITHI, Jan 11: The people of Thar have appealed to the government,
international donor agencies and philanthropists to provide relief to the drought-hit
district.
Relief
operation begins in drought-hit Aranji
The Dawn, By Our Staff Correspondent
1/12/2003
QUETTA, Jan 11: Revenue Minister Asim Kurd confirming the death
of more than 20 people during the past two months in Aranji, Khuzdar district,
owing to drought has said that the government has launched a relief operation
in the area.
Rs5bn
relief package for Balochistan likely
The Dawn, By Our Staff Correspondent
1/10/2003
QUETTA, Jan 9: The Chief Minister,
Jam Mohammad Yousaf, has proposed a comprehensive relief package of Rs5 billion
for the rehabilitation of drought-stricken people of the province.
QUETTA:
Chief Minister proposes drought relief package to PM
The News, 1/9/2003
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Mir Muhammad Yusuf proposed
a drought relief package for the province during his meeting with the Prime
Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali in Islamabad.
PM
assures relief package for Aranji
The News, By Muhammad Ejaz Khan
1/8/2003
QUETTA: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali has assured the Balochistan
government that the Center would grant a special package for relief and rehabilitation
of the drought-affected people of the province.
70,000
face hunger in Aranji
Daily Times, Daily Times Monitor
1/4/2003
QUETTA: At least 70,000 people in tehsil Aranji, some 120 kilometres
from Khusdar are facing hunger and famine, Geo TV reported on Friday.
RAJANPUR:
Green pastures becoming extinct
The Dawn, By Our Correspondent
1/3/2003
RAJANPUR, Jan 2: Pachaadh, a nearby village is badly affected
owing to continuous drought and the unavailability of the canal water.
Relief
operation for drought-hit Aranji launched
The News, By our correspondent, 1/1/2003
QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Tuesday directed launching
of relief and rehabilitation operation in Aranji sub-tehsil of district Khuzdar,
some 300 kilometers away from the provincial capital, following the reports
of over two dozens death caused by the persistent drought.
Outgoing
year proved dull for Balochistan
The Dawn, By Saleem Shahid, 1/1/2003
QUETTA, Dec 31: The highest foreign exchange reserves in recent
years or the upsurge in the economic activities in the country has left no impact
in Balochistan where life remained dull for the whole year.
Pakistan
Poverty Alleviation Fund's amount increased by 99pc in 2001-02: report
The Dawn, By Our Correspondent , 1/1/2003
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31:
The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) disbursed Rs1,188 million for the
fiscal year 2001-02, which is 99 per cent more than the amount given for 2000-01
for the projects aimed at poverty alleviation through enterprise development,
income generation etc.
200
villages facing drought
The Dawn, By Our Correspondent, 12/31/2002
DADU, Dec 30: At least 200 villages of Johi, Khairpur Nathan
Shah, Kotri, Thana Bula Khan, and Mehar Talukas have been facing a drought-like
situation since the last three years due to scarcity of rain.
Date
palm groves of Balochistan threatened
The Dawn, By Shaukat Ali Bhambhro, 12/30/2002
Hilly terrains, arid plains and inhospitable weather are the distinct features
of Balochistan. As Balochistan lies between 20-33 N and 61-70 E it has got all
types of climate, i.e tropical, sub-tropical, and temperate.
Rain
showers likely to diminish drought spell
The Nation, By Munawar Hasan 12/20/2002
LAHORE:- The impact of long-running drought in the country is likely to diminish with the spell of first winter rainfall which occurred on Thursday in the upper parts of the country, said Met officials. After a long dry-spell of about three months, the rain and snowfall gave a sigh of relief to the people, who have to witness a continuos dry season for a long span of time amid extreme water scarcity.
FAO,
WFP recommends emergency food aid for drought-hit areas
The News, By Naveed Ahmad , 12/16/2002
ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation and World Food
Programme has recommended emergency food assistance for at least 280,000 individuals
facing the impact of drought for the last four years, sources told The News.
Drought
situation aggravates in Chaghai: IR
The News, By our correspondent , 12/13/2002
QUETTA: Nearly all parts of district Chaghai are still in grip
of severe drought due to persistent dry spell and the relief work by the Islamic
Relief (IR) is in progress there.
SANGHAR:
Water shortage in minor flayed
The Dawn, By Our Correspondent, 12/11/2002
SANGHAR, Dec 10: Hundreds of farmers, whose land lies at the
tail-end of the Toori Shakh, blocked Sanghar-Mirpurkhas road at Gurang Bungalow
on Tuesday against the water shortage in the waterway.
GILGIT:
Blockades may starve people: NALC
The Dawn, By Our Correspondent, 12/4/2002
GILGIT, Dec 3: The Speaker of the Northern Areas Legislative
Council, Sahib Khan, has said that around 72,000 people of Astore valley may
starve if the Astore-Gilgit road link is not restored immediately.
Water
shortage hits crops in Sindh
The Dawn, By Shamim Shamsi, 11/29/2002
SUKKUR, Nov 28: Contrary to the claims of the officials of the
irrigation department, including its secretary, the water shortage at the Guddu
and the Sukkur barrages ranged between 38 and 40 per cent on Nov 28.
Dry
spell to increase water shortage
The Nation, By Munawar Hasan, 11/29/2002
LAHORE—Water shortage is likely to increase up to 40 per
cent in December amid continuous dry spell in the country, predicted experts
here on Thursday.
“Water inflow has been decreased significantly at Indus, Jehlum and Kabul
rivers, even less than the expected average flows,” said an official of
the Punjab Irrigation Department.
Emergency
relief measures urged to mitigate effects of protracted drought in Thar
The Dawn, By Prem Shivani, 11/28/2002
MITHI, Nov 27: This year's drought has added to the miseries
of the people of Thar, who are still reeling under the compound effects of the
four-year-long drought, lasting from 1997 to 2000, earthquake and the Cyclone
2A.
1.38m
hit hard by prolonged drought in Sindh
The News, By GN Mughul, 11/27/2002
HYDERABAD: About 1.38 million people, belonging to 2,863 villages
and 256 Dehs of five districts of Sindh have been badly affected by the prolonged
drought, according to a survey report compiled by the various agencies of the
Sindh government during the current month.
Call
to implement environmental laws
The Dawn, Bureau Report, 11/26/2002
HYDERABAD, Nov 25: The Centre for Environment and Development
(CEAD) has said drought management plans should be prepared and environmental
problems should be addressed on emergency basis.
The office-bearers of the CEAD, at a meeting held here on Sunday, said the existing environmental legislation and standards should be implemented in their true spirit.
Rs
70 billion pumped into rural economy
The Nation, From Our Correspondent, 11/25/2002
FAISALABAD:–The government has pumped in Rs 70 billion to the rural economy by procuring 8.3 million tons of wheat. In a three-year progress report, it was claimed that outgoing government had introduced fundamental reforms in the agriculture sector. Progress made due to various policies and programmes adopted so far in this sector are most impressive.
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