Khalid Hasnain

1 week ago | dawn.com | Khalid Hasnain |Khaleeq Kiani

• Pakistan’s waters being used to fill up three Indian reservoirs with total capacity of 1.2MAF; official says sudden discharge could create a ‘flood-like’ situation • Decreased inflows at Marala will result in more water shortage for crops, Irsa warns • Reuters report claims New Delhi plans to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects NEARLY a week after its unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India on Monday virtually stopped water discharges from the...

2 weeks ago | dawn.com | Khalid Hasnain |Tariq Naqash

• Met official claims rise is part of usual seasonal flows• Commissioner says flood wave passes Muzaffarabad without causing damageLAHORE/MUZAFFARABAD: An unusual surge in the water level of River Jhelum — attributed by officials to snowmelt but feared by locals as flash floods released by India after suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) — has triggered panic among the residents of Muzaffarabad and surrounding areas.

3 weeks ago | dawn.com | Khalid Hasnain |Anwar Iqbal

THE United States and the World Bank may intervene to prevent the complete breakdown of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which has survived wars, near-conflict, and complete diplomatic breakdowns in the past as well. The treaty, signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between the two neighbours, divided the waters of the six rivers of the Indus Basin between them, with India receiving the three eastern rivers (the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej).

1 month ago | dawn.com | Khalid Hasnain |Umair Javed

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) Lahore headquarters recently witnessed an ugly incident when, after exchange of harsh words and abusive language, an officer entered the office of his senior following a meeting, where they scuffled with each other. The PR’s senior engineers have condemned the incident, demanding the top officials to take action against Mr Tariq Latif, a BS-19 officer after a probe.

1 month ago | dawn.com | Khalid Hasnain |Abbas Nasir

LAHORE: The Mehmood Booti landfill site (solid waste dump site) spread over 42 acres is currently having a closure and rehabilitation process through environment-friendly scientific approach addressing soil and water pollution, leachate control, air pollution, gas emission and capping with multiple layers of soil and other material.