Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Unchecked dumping of industrial chemicals and livestock waste into the sea is pushing coastal ecosystem of Pakistan’s Karachi city towards a crisis, with marine life and fishing community facing serious consequences, local media reported citing information from the Coastal Media Centre. According to the Coastal Media Centre, the area of Rehri Goth remains polluted as industrial waste and sewage flows into the sea. The organisation stated that the waste has led to fishi…
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Quetta, April 13 (IANS) Highlighting the extent of adversity in Pakistan’s largest province, Balochistan Health Secretary Mujeebur Rehman has admitted that more than 80 per cent of the population in the region lacks access to even primary healthcare facilities. Rehman’s statement implies that less than a quarter of people in Balochistan have access to an ambulance that takes them to a hospital, a general practitioner who can diagnose their ailments or basic outpatient treatment. Several factors …