RAWALPINDI – Scattered heaps of garbage alongside Saidpur Road in front of Pindora Graveyard has added to miseries of residents besides emanating stinking smell.Residents and traders talking to INP complained that though a garbage container was placed on the road but RTMA staff does not come ...

Recently due to heavy traffic blockade, my friend and I decided to walk home. As it was a long walk we bought some things to eat on the way. When we finished eating we looked around for a place to throw the garbage, but we were confounded by the realization that there were no garbage bins anywhere ...

RAWALPINDI  – The residents of the surrounding localities of Bhatta Chowk landfill site have stopped Rawalpindi and Chaklala cantonment boards from dumping solid waste at the site.Scores of residents gathered at the site the other day and stopped loaded vehicles of RCB from off loading ...

 RAWALPINDI  - Residents of Shally Valley, Cantonment area, have showed concerns on the constant absence of sanitation workers of the area, saying garbage and filth heaps pose threat of outbreak of air-borne diseases. The residents throw garbage on the roads and streets due to the absence ...

PESHAWAR - To cope with the hazardous effects of environmental pollution and get rid of garbage and waste, Peshawar urgently needs a garbage-recycling plant, as the heaps of trash material in numerous places have been spoiling the beauty and image of the provincial capital besides spreading ...

ISLAMABAD  – Seeing scattered shopping bags, garbage and worst wall chalking in the city, no one can believe that we are living in the federal capital.Islamabad is recognised as most beautiful city in world but unfortunately, some indecent residents of the area are ruining the beauty of ...

KARACHI - In the neighbourhood of Clifton, Submarine intersection has been showcasing a rare marvel - chandi ghar - for the past two weeks. Vehicles stop by and passengers stare in amazement at this splendid pre-fabricated structure glittering in bright sunlight. Its main entrance has two banners ...

KARACHI Old neighbourhood of the metropolitan remained under pile of garbage, wherein the solid waste is dumped from across the metropolitan, The Nation has learnt. The residents of Mewashah, Lyari river complaint that the solid waste were being threw from different towns. According to a survey, ...

Islamabad district court has turned into garbage dump due to negligence of Capital Development Authority (CDA) while the people have demanded of the high authorities to take notice of the situation. As per details, poor cleanliness system in district court Islamabad is creating agitation amongst ...

LAHORE Following failure of the plan to lift garbage from the City during night-time, the City District Governments Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) has reverted to its normal routine of carrying out the task during the daytime, officials told TheNation on Monday. The SWMD introduced ...

LAHORE - The Solid Waste Management (SWM) department will soon be selling tones of municipal waste to foreign recycling factories, which are being set up in the area of Sundar Industrial Estate and Kahna Kachha. About 180,000 tons waste and garbage is being produced by 10 million people in the ...

LAHORE - The first-ever power plant in the history of Pakistan, which will produce electricity from the garbage, is being set up at Rechana Industrial Park on Sheikhupura Road, which will generate electricity up to 25 megawatt for industrial units, to be set up at the park. National Industrial ...

LAHORE - The heaps of garbage lying unattended, dumped on roads or overflowing from garbage containers are serving as breeding grounds for the phenomenal growth of mosquitoes causing dengue virus through out the City. The waste enclosures and skips these days could be spotted once again with full ...

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit on Thursday to discuss the future of US forces in Iraq, a foreign news agency said. Rice is expected to meet Iraqi leaders including Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as well as senior US officials to discuss the status of ...