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  1. Pakistan’s agriculture in ruins: Economic survey exposes failure of government policies

    of Indus River water.  Following the protests, the Council of Common Interests — a constitutional ... just access to land, water, seeds and other natural resources, fair pricing and protection from the ...

  2. Pakistan: Update on flood affected areas and the need for relief and rehabilitation

    mid-June to September last year resulted in flash floods and standing water across Pakistan, causing human ... resulting in an increase in water-borne diseases, unsanitary conditions, and rising malnutrition rates. At ... the same time, water infrastructure has incurred significant damage and the flood-affected health ...

  3. Pakistan’s flood emergency: An appeal for funds

    7% damage due to floods, despite it being a high water-consuming crop, which shows the intensity of ... immediately: • Clean drinking water • Dry fuel such as wood, kerosene oil etc • Dry eatables (as cooked food ... stitching of regular shoes is useless amid stagnant flood water) • Sanitary pads (with disposing wrappers) ...

  4. Taliban victory is not a sign of peace

    Literacy rose from 8% to 43%. In the cities, 89% have access to safe drinking water — up from 16%. Afghan ...

  5. Feudalism alive and well in Pakistan

    of water, fertilisers, tractor permits and agricultural credit. This in turn gives them influence ... quality of their produce and causing greater pollution. The underground water level dropped an average of ... sustained fertility of soil systems and on the sufficiency of productive resources — land, water, labour and ...

  6. Floods devastate Pakistan, government adandons people

    than 20 million people had been affected by the floods in Pakistan. Waters remained at dangerous levels ... Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa and Southern Punjab, the water has now washed down the Indus River Valley, causing a deluge in ... Sindh. The water has been powered by unusually fierce monsoon rains that began in the country’s northern ...

  7. A great step forward in Nepal

    minister in charge of Kathmandu water. They were in negotiations for the privatisation of Kathmandu water ...

  8. Pakistan: Demanding land rights is not terrorism

    a comprehensive land reform plan with a just and equal distribution of agricultural, land and water resources in ...

  9. Nepal: People's SAARC challenges regional elite's agenda

    transnational dimensions; extraction of natural resources; food, water and energy crisis; and resource grab by ...

  10. The mass movement in Pakistan- from nowhere to everywhere

    (US$3.5-8.5) to each person who attended the historic rally, with free mineral water and food. However there ...

  11. Pakistan: Diary of underground life – Week 2

    meantime, we heard the police van passing by. I was offered a glass of water. He started teaching the two ...