ESSAY ON WATER & ENERGY CRISIS IN PAKISTAN 1. INTRODUCTION: “Water is precious‚ use it wisely” says a notice placed in the bathroom of a five star hotel in Karachi. There could not be a sounder piece of advice but it should be given not only to the guests of the five star hotels but also to the entire citizenry of Pakistan. Pakistan is rapidly moving to the situation when it will begin to be ranked among the countries that have severe shortages of fresh water. Wise use of this precious resource
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India‚ the Indus Valley flourished from 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE. Up Northwest‚ Greece’s city states grew to become mighty in 750 BCE. After Greece’s fall‚ Aksum realized similar success and became a major player in that world from 100 CE to 750 CE. These civilizations grew from nothing to a near unstoppable force‚ because of these civilizations using their geography to help their economical and political grip. Although constant monsoons posed a severe threat‚ the Indus River Valley used the rivers to provide
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Last Viceroy Lord Mountbatten March 1947 June Plan (Main Provisions) 1.The Legislature of Punjab and Bengal were to decide whether the province was to be partitioned or not. If either of the two favored partitioned‚ it was to be effected accordingly. 2.A boundary commission would be set up to demarcate Muslim majority area in Punjab and Bengal‚ if they decided to opt for the new constituent assembly. 3.It would be
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in abundance at one time have now become the rarest mammals in the world‚ such as the snow leopard‚ the Marco Polo sheep and the Indus river dolphin. ......................................... “Indus River Dolphin” The Indus River dolphin is endemic to the lower Indus basin rivers in Pakistan. They are 5 to 8 ft. in length. Their habitat once ranged from the Indus delta upstream to the Himalayan foothills. However‚ the construction of dams and barrages has severely limited the dolphins’ movement
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is the result of the instruction of our teacher‚ Sir Karim. Who is conducting the course Economy of Pakistan Firstly we are doing the brief introduction about the performance of cash crop of Pakistan and then we are analyze the last five years of export and import of cash crop of Pakistan to other countries for the last 5 years it has averaged 6-7% growth. Pakistan had the narrow export base but due to govt efforts it has increase in the last five years Pakistan
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alpines covered with glaciers and Southern Plains bordering the Arabian Sea. There are five big rivers flowing through the country from north to south namely the mighty Indus and its tributaries‚ that is‚ Jhelum‚ Chenab‚ Ravi and Sutlej. There is a well marked monsoon season from July to mid September in which most of the country receives rainfall. Riverine flooding is common in the low lying areas along the rivers during monsoon season while flash flooding is also experienced in hilly and semi hilly areas
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Pakistan and India fight over Kashmir is water. Kashmir is the source for many rivers of the Indus river basin. Pakistan has control of 60% of the area where the river basin is‚ whereas India only has control of 20%. The other 20% is controlled by other nations. Both countries signed the Indus Waters Treaty on September 1960‚ giving complete control of the three western rivers of the Indus to Pakistan‚ and the three eastern rivers to India‚ as long as they do not reduce or delay the supply to Pakistan.
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rice‚ are important exports. Although there is agricultural activity in all areas of Pakistan‚ most crops are grown in the Indus River plain in Punjab and Sindh. Considerable development and expansion of output has occurred since the early 1960s; however‚ the country is still far from realizing the large potential yield that the well-irrigated and fertile soil from the Indus irrigation system could produce. The floods of September 1992 showed how vulnerable agriculture is to weather; agricultural
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Waziristan.Q-26(a) Describe the economic activities and life style in the western mountains. Q-26(b) Name the passes and areas which they connect.Q-27 Draw a chart for western mountains to show the following:- Name of high lands | Height | Location | Rivers | Peaks
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the north by Jammu and Kashmir state and Himachal Pradesh state‚ on the east and south by Haryana state‚ on the south and southwest by Rajasthan state‚ and on the west by Pakistan. <br> <br>Punjab state lies between the great systems of the Indus and Ganges river. Punjab had a population of 20‚281‚969. Chandîgarh is the state capital. The population of Punjab consists mainly of Punjabis‚ Jats‚ and Rajputs. The official language is Punjabi. The majority of the population is Sikh‚ the largest minority
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