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Roads, flyovers playing havoc with environment, court told
PESHAWAR, Aug 2: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday put on notice the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA), the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and provincial ministry of environment in a writ petition challenging some mega projects in the provincial capital terming it environmentally unsafe.
03 August, 2011
03 August, 2011
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Daring to care
Well, well, well and aren’t you all proud of yourselves right now!
24 May, 2013
31 August, 2012
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Change or perish
A total lack of respect for the land, and the environment as a whole,
pervades Pakistani society to the core. Everywhere you glance, you will find
filth, rotting garbage and criminal rapine of natural resources. No one seems
to spare even a thought for sustainability and whether the resources that are
being plundered will run out. And when they run out, what next?
24 May, 2013
09 May, 2012
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Sustainable fuel options are imperative
A lazy column of fragrant wood spoke spirals skywards from a house in the
village: It is late in a Ramazan afternoon, everyone is preparing iftari and
the tantalising aroma of hot pakoras, kebab and other treats is heavy on the
air…….as is the horrendous sound of chest rattling coughs
emanating from at least three of the four homes I have just walked past.
24 May, 2013
29 August, 2011
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Ecofriendly tourism trap
Promoting so-called ecotourism is an increasingly popular pastime here in
Pakistan. Yet, the majority of those purportedly involved, be they government
or private organisations and individuals, do not appear to have the slightest
understanding of what this actually entails.
24 May, 2013
children, electricity, environment, forests, horrendously, natural, school, teaching., tourists, water
18 July, 2011
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Working with nature
Prim and proper gardens are not nature friendly. Zahrah Nasir writes
about growing
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Hot dog days
Summer. The season to sizzle, sweat and simmer, when the temperature and
humidity are unbearable and the electricity goes off — again!
22 May, 2013
08 August, 2002
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Green up your working space
Incorporating plants into an office environment can enliven the work
atmosphere tremendously. It is good to see that more and more companies are
following this route.
22 May, 2013
atmosphere, environment, fluorescent, green, health, herbalists, horticultural, leaves, natural, nutrients, plants, tree, tremendously, variegated
23 December, 2004
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A royal tree
Eucalyptus roots can badly damage buildings and road foundations and play
havoc with water supply pipelines, underground telephone and sewage systems
but the tree has some plus points as well, writes Zahrah Nasir
22 May, 2013
environmental, eucalyptus, fluorescent., gardens, governments, herb, horticultural, plant, planted, roots, sewage, shrubs, tree
03 February, 2005
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A comedy of errors
Zahrah Nasir gives an account of one-of-those-days when everything that
can go wrong, does
22 May, 2013
04 January, 2007