Climate

News Desk  Karachi: Mayor Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, stated on Wednesday that in light of the current weather conditions, all staff have been put on high alert with machinery deployed to prevent any inconvenience to citizens…

Sultan Shoaib Gilgit-Baltistan: In 2010, a massive landslide triggered by an earthquake devastated Attabad village in the stunning Hunza Valley, about 150 km from Gilgit city. The disaster unleashed a torrent of boulders that severely…

News Desk  Peshawar: Highly vulnerable to climate change, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) faces a looming threat to its ecological balance, exacerbated by overpopulation, poverty, and unemployment. The rapid population growth in KP, driven by…

AFP/APP Feni: Nearly 300,000 people in Bangladesh have taken refuge in emergency shelters due to floods that have inundated vast areas of the low-lying country, disaster officials reported on Saturday. The flooding, triggered by heavy…

News Desk Dadu: The Sindh government has initiated the release of freshwater from the Indus River into Manchar Lake, marking the first such intervention in nearly 25 years. This effort aims to counteract the toxic conditions that have…

News Desk  Islamabad: Experts at a seminar highlighted that women experience climate impacts four times more intensely than men. The seminar titled “Climate Anxiety and its Impact on Women: Addressing the Silent Crisis”, was organized by…

News Desk Islamabad:  The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has launched a robust campaign to eliminate plastic bags from local markets in the Federal Capital, emphasizing zero tolerance for violations. During a recent…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Pakistan stands among the nations most severely impacted by climate change, with each passing year intensifying the severity and spread of its effects.  The country is frequently devastated by natural…

AFP/APP Washington: The current US presidential race, marked by intense bitterness, name-calling, and attack ads, has left little room for substantive discussions on climate change, even as the world faces unprecedented heat and…

News Desk Islamabad: In a pioneering move to tackle water scarcity and capitalise on monsoon rains, WASA Lahore's Managing Director, Ghufran Ahmad, unveiled an innovative rainwater harvesting initiative. This marks a significant step…