UNESCO To Protect Makli And Moenjodaro Sites From Disasters
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in its meeting held in Islamabad on Wednesday has decided to...
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Environment
Animals Are Sharing Humans’ Suffering In Ongoing Disasters
In the aftermath of the 7.8 Richter-scale earthquake that devastated the region, some 35,000 and 5,500 deaths have been reported...
How The Devastating 2022 Flood Still Impacts Lower Kohistan
The residents of Lower Kohistan in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province are still grappling with the aftermath of the 2022 flood that...
Where Faith And Climate Justice Join Forces
What does interfaith harmony have to do with climate change? For Mumbai-based peacebuilder and journalist Urmi Chanda there’s a natural...
Dark Side Of Hygge: Understanding Denmark’s Social Model
Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on the 1st of November. Danish social democrat prime minister Mette Frederiksen dissolved parliament...
The Sindh Floods Drowned The Dreams Of Many Young Learners
Ganga Bai, 10, in a blink of an eye, had lost her home, childhood, books, pencils, toys, and almost everything....
Gilgit-Baltistan’s Plastic Crisis Threatens The Mountain Ecosystem
Not just in Pakistan, but everywhere in the world, plastic pollution has grown to be a terrible issue. The increased...
Field Notes From The Floods In Sindh: A Mumbai-Born Volunteer Doctor’s Perspective
The heat from the sun penetrates my scalp as I visually scan the makeshift medical camp our volunteers have set...
Beyond Loss & Damage Funds: How Developed Countries Can Truly Begin To Undo Climate Wrongs
One of the most significant developments of 2021 was the agreement on Loss and Damage Funds at the COP27. The...
CAFOs, GMOs And The Voiceless: Protecting Human And Animal Life In Pakistan
On 20 October 2022, Pakistan’s plant protection department under the leadership of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research...
Fatalism And Hope Hang Heavy In The Air As South Asia Battles Nature’s Fury
There is little that Jehangir Malik and Jose Dominic, two enterprising men running their hospitality ventures, could have in common....
While The World Burns, Pakistan Fights For The Planet
A landmark deal has been struck which has changed the face of history and for the first-time developed countries have...
Facing The Flood Affectees: Meet Gulnaz From Dhirghi
Humanising the statistics on the rural poor in Pakistan has always been a challenge. In a country which has become...
As COP27 Convenes, Pakistan’s Mainstream Remains Disastrously Unconcerned
The UN's 27th Annual Conference of the Parties (COP27) took place in the idyllic Egyptian resort town of Sharm El...
‘It’s Now Or Never To Take Climate Action’ Says PM Shehbaz At COP27 Summit
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday appealed to the nations present at the United Nation's COP27 climate summit, and said...
Jumping Off The Dam Bandwagon: Pakistan’s Answer To Water Woes May Lie Underground
For years, dams have been considered a panacea for Pakistan’s water woes by various experts. They have again emerged in...
How Pakistan Can Escape Being The World’s Favourite Scapegoat
The geographical location of Pakistan is ardently celebrated by many ‘patriotic’ historians. This perspective had many proponents until the recent...
Fighting Floods And Diseases With Precious Livestock, Herders Return From Indus-Kohistan To Destroyed Lives
In scorching heat, beneath the shadow of the acacia tree, Lakhano Mangsi is sitting, carrying a water bottle on his...
Reflections On A Journey Through Pakistan’s Northern Areas
This is the seventh and last part of my travelogue to Naran, Gilgit and Naltar valleys. It consists of impressions...
Rainfall Has Turned The Thar Desert Green
Thar is the 17th largest desert in the world and the ninth largest sub-tropical desert. It is spread over thousands...
The Fault In Our Stars: Pakistani Policy Makers Cannot Totally Externalise The Climate Crisis
The recent flash floods affected 33 million Pakistanis. The estimated loss runs to around USD 30 billion with the notorious...
A Flood Of Anger After The Physical Deluge
I hope you’re angry about these floods. It’ll take Pakistan years, possibly decades, to ‘rehabilitate’ from the colossal scale...
The Unmatched Majesty Of Alpine Pakistan: An Overview
Geological forces are immense, perhaps beyond calculation. Science is only now getting certain about what moves the tectonic plates under...
Sorrow Of The Indus Delta And Its Displaced People
“When you live your life in heaven and then you enter hell, it is a real tragedy,” says Zahid Sakani...
Floods in Pakistan: What Is Pakistan Without Pakistanis?
The floods of 2022 have brought to the fore so many governance matters. No matter how government of Pakistan hides...
Climate Disasters Are Causing Unbearable Deprivation For Pakistani Women
In a society pockmarked by misogyny like that of Pakistan, women are always at the receiving end of crisis. But...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Polls Delay Case: CJP Turns Down AGP’s Plea To Constitute Full Court
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court led...
Part IV ‘Whither Capitalism: Can The UK Economy Shed Light On Its Future?’
The long term future of capitalism Looking at...