Karachi: April 20: A preliminary report largely based on the observation of a recently turned toxic drain feeding the Keenjhar Lake has blamed lack of coordination among government departments for its longstanding problems, including pollution mainly caused by the release of untreated industrial waste.

 Poultry farms in the Murree area have been accused of foul play by the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which claims that 19 such farms are directly responsible, along with a number of other concerns, for dangerously high levels of bacterial pollution in Rawal Lake from which Rawalpindi draws most of its drinking water.

ISLAMABAD: The federal minister for climate change has finally woken up to the ugly expansion of Pakistani cities, especially the federal capital, and has warned all and sundry that the city’s growth in a manner which is not environmentally sustainable and that makes it climatically non-resilient is matter of serious concern. 

KARACHI, March 21: The Sindh Environmental Protection Tribunal on Monday recorded the testimonies of four prosecution witnesses in a complaint filed against a cotton mill for allegedly causing environmental pollution.