Power Resources of Pakistan - News article

1. Pakistan faces an unexpected dilemma - too much electricity

Read the new article here. 

Shifting to Thar lignite

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/939319-shifting-to-thar-lignite

Oil & Gas demand remain robust.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2346093/oil-gas-demand-remains-robust

Pakistan Coal Resources

https://www.dawn.com/news/371000/pakistans-coal-resources#:~:text=The%20bituminous%20variety%20is%20used,Railways%20during%20the%20colonial%20regime.

Fishing Industry Practice Questions

Fishing Industry in Pakistan

Fishing Industry - Reading Material & Pictures

Fishing Industry

Names of major fish harbours of Pakistan;

• Karachi Fish Harbour – the biggest and oldest. Handles 90% of fish and seafood catch and 95% of fishing exports.

• Karachi fisheries Harbor

• Korangi Fish Harbour

• Pasni Fish Harbours

• Gwadar Fish Harbour

The fishing methods include the basic and modern methods both.

• Cast nets (thrown by hand) are usually used in wooden boats. Traditional fishing vessels shoot gill-net during evenings and fetch them out in the morning, this helps catch fish species like tuna, etc. 

• Fishing Trawlers – commercial fishing vessels which is designed to drag and pull a trawl (fishing nets pulled at the bottom of the sea or at a specified depth)

•  Modern Vessels -  

• Mechanized fishing boats

• Gillnetters  

• Freezing vessels (used only in exclusive economic zones)

Gillnets

Mechanized Fishing Vessel

Bottom Trawl

Cast Net

Traditional Wooden Boats

Fish Preservation by Salting

Fish Preservation by Drying

Trade

Trade deficit widens by 10.64pc in 8MFY21

Read the news article here and note the important points.

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 24%

Read the new article here  and try answering the question given below.

Pakistan-Iran-Turkey cargo train service to resume this week

  Read the article here

GSP+ Status of Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/625091-eu-extends-gsp-plus-status-to-pakistan-till-2022

Pakistan & European Markets

Please read the article here

https://www.dawn.com/news/1620895/khewra-salt-set-to-be-registered-with-international-trade-bodies

The Highland Climate - Practice Questions

 Read the following news article attached here and answer the given questions for your practice:

1. Name the climatic zone in which Ziarat lies.

2. Describe the climate of Ziarat.

3. Identify the system which causes precipitation in Pakistan during winters.

4. Explain how the system that you have identified in question 3 causes precipitation. 

5. Discuss what problems people face due to winter precipitation in the climatic zone that you have identified in question 1. 

6. Explain the factors for low temperatures in the highland areas.

Livestock Farming in Pakistan

1. Cattle Farming on Potwar Plateau and the major problems faced by live stock farming in Pakistan. 

Read the complete article here

2. Exports of meat from Pakistan (challenges and potential) 

https://www.dawn.com/news/1685566

Viral disease outbreak reported in cattle farms in Karachi, other parts of province

https://www.dawn.com/news/1677993

Cross-breeding produces fast maturing, high milk-yielding cows

https://www.dawn.com/news/262374/cross-breeding-produces-fast-maturing-high-milk-yielding-cows