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					<title><![CDATA[The Water-Food Paradox: Why Pakistan’s Agricultural Success Is Becoming Its Vulnerability]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[By 2050, the world will need to feed nearly 10 billion people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Imran Aziz Tunio]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:09:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Climate Finance Readiness: Can Pakistan Turn Money Into Resilience?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For countries on the front line of climate change, the question is no longer simply how much climate finance can be mobilized.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alishba Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Alishba Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:59:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Climate Change Is Reshaping Urban Vulnerability, Social Health, And Community Resilience In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The climate change debate has shifted from questioning whether it is a myth or a reality to recognizing it as an existential threat to humanity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asif Ali Sandeelo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asif Ali Sandeelo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:12:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond the AI Race: How BRICS Is Helping The Global South Harness Technology]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is advancing at a breathtaking pace.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:38:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Jamshoro To The World – Connecting Pakistan’s Engineers With Global Environmental Experts]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On the 9th of September 2026, an event greater than just an academic ceremony happened at the Mehran University of Engineering &amp; Technology (MUET) in Jamshoro.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:07:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Wrong Address: What Nepal’s Floods Should Teach Pakistan About Risk]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On 26 August 2026, flash floods tore through Rasuwa and Nuwakot in Nepal, killing people, destroying homes, and upending entire villages along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Willem van Deursen]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Willem van Deursen]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:24:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Is Strengthening El Nino: Pakistan’s Looming Crisis]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[El Nino is no longer the familiar climate cycle of the past; it is being reshaped and intensified by global warming.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Imran Aziz Tunio]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Analysis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Imran Aziz Tunio]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:45:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Fiction To Reality: How Melting Glaciers Are Reshaping South Asia’s Future]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Sep-2026/fiction-reality-melting-glaciers-reshaping-south-asia-s-future]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Devastating.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faaiz Gilani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faaiz Gilani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:39:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lessons From Nepal: The Flood May Move Faster Than The Warning — Is Pakistan Ready?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/lessons-nepal-flood-may-move-faster-warning-pakistan-ready]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On the morning of 26 August 2026, a massive collapse of ice and rock high in the Himalayas sent a sudden wall of water down Nepal's Bhote Koshi River.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Furqan Ali Shaikh]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Furqan Ali Shaikh]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:14:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Planning Fails, Floods Follow: The Politics Of Nullah Lai]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[By Tuesday afternoon, the waters of Nullah Lai had begun to recede, and the familiar script was already being rehearsed.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:04:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Himalayas Are Warning South Asia: From Nepal’s Floods To Pakistan’s Climate Whiplash]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Sep-2026/himalayas-warning-south-asia-nepal-s-floods-pakistan-s-climate-whiplash]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The catastrophic flash flood that hit Nepal's Rasuwa district on 26 August is not merely a national tragedy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Aziz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Aziz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:14:53 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Indus River's Bank Erosion And Lives Of Saraiki Native People In Layyah]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Aug-2026/indus-river-s-bank-erosion-lives-saraiki-native-people-layyah]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[More than 5,000 people have been displaced from Basti Kanjal in Layyah this month after devastating riverbank erosion swept away homes, schools, farmland and essential community infrastructure.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asfand Gurmani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asfand Gurmani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:59:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Algorithm Before The Avalanche: Can AI Save Pakistan From Climate Disaster?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Aug-2026/algorithm-avalanche-can-ai-save-pakistan-climate-disaster]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Of the many issues that are going to define the next generation, two prominent discussions are likely to be artificial intelligence and climate change.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marukh Sindhu]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Marukh Sindhu]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:33:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond The Floods: How Climate Change Is Killing Swat’s Orchards]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2026/beyond-floods-climate-change-killing-swat-s-orchards]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The other day, I visited the central fruit market in Mingora, Swat, to buy a few cartons of peaches for friends in the down districts, as I do every year.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Culture, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:56:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Climate Crisis Is Not Just About Carbon. It Is About Capital]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2026/pakistan-s-climate-crisis-carbon-capital]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[I was a child when the Chenab flooded.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Abdullah Fateh]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Abdullah Fateh]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:26:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nepal’s Himalayan Catastrophe: When Ice, Rock And Water Became A Wall Of Destruction]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2026/nepal-s-himalayan-catastrophe-ice-rock-water-became-wall-destruction]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The catastrophe that struck northern Nepal on 26 August 2026 was not an ordinary monsoon flood.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:29:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How SCO Countries Are Making Green Development An Engine Of Growth]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2026/sco-countries-making-green-development-engine-growth]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are navigating a common challenge: how to continue economic development and improve living standards while protecting the environment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:06:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Every City Cutting Down Its Own Name]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Aug-2026/every-city-cutting-name]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When Major James Abbott founded this city in the mid-nineteenth century, he was so moved by it that he wrote it a love poem, recalling &ldquo;the sweet Abbottabad&rsquo;s air&rdquo; and &ldquo;the trees and the ground covered with snow.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saqib Ali Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Saqib Ali Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:40:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Flood We Built]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Aug-2026/flood-built]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The monsoons have returned, bringing the same crisis that Pakistan undergoes almost every year: families abandoning their homes, children wading through contaminated water, crops destroyed, roads washed away, and public officials promising that lessons will be learned, but the real tragedy is that many of these losses are no longer unforeseen or.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hamza Butt]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hamza Butt]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:53:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Climate-Smart Agriculture As Pakistan's New Social Contract With Nature]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Aug-2026/climate-smart-agriculture-pakistan-s-new-social-contract-nature]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Every monsoon season, Pakistan faces the challenge of flood relief.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aftab Hameed Mirani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aftab Hameed Mirani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:33:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Broad Peak’s Warning: The UN, UNDP, And The Future Of Glacial Governance]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Aug-2026/broad-peak-s-warning-un-undp-future-glacial-governance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Imagine standing at 6,600 meters on the lethal slopes of Broad Peak where a single second can rewrite mountaineering history forever.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:42:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Full Dams, Narrow Margins]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Aug-2026/full-dams-narrow-margins]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the early hours of 10 August, after days of rapid filling, Tarbela touched its maximum conservation level of 5.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:30:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Glaciers Melt, Blame Is No Shield]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Aug-2026/glaciers-melt-blame-shield]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As glaciers melt and floods intensify, Chitral needs science, solidarity, and preparedness not fatalism or finger-pointing.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tehmina Ali]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tehmina Ali]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:05:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Water: The Strategic Resource Of The Twenty-First Century]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Aug-2026/water-strategic-resource-twenty-first-century]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As I reflect on Claude Monet&rsquo;s Water Lilies hanging in the Saint Louis Art Museum, I am reminded that water has always inspired more than art.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Ameena Zia]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Ameena Zia]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:53:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Facta Non Verba: Pakistan's Forty-Eight-Year Flood Protection Cycle]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Aug-2026/facta-non-verba-pakistan-s-forty-eight-year-flood-protection-cycle]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On 30 July 2026, Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal announced that the National Flood Protection Plan would be placed before the Council of Common Interests.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:09:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Monsoon Kills Indoors]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Aug-2026/monsoon-kills-indoors]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the National Disaster Management Authority put the season's toll at 107 dead and 344 injured since 26 June.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manoj Kumar Lohana]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Manoj Kumar Lohana]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:25:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Development Induced Floods In Punjab]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jul-2026/development-induced-floods-punjab]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The few days of rains in central Punjab districts have once again caused massive inundation of rain water along Deg Nala from district Narowal to Lahore and downstream to Sheikhupura; hundreds of square kilometers of land is now under water.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Noreen Haider]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Noreen Haider]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:13:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tourism Crisis Isn't Natural. It's Political]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jul-2026/khyber-pakhtunkhwa-s-tourism-crisis-isn-t-natural-political]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[This July, as families made their usual monsoon trips to Swat, Naran, and the Galiyat for cool air and river views, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was once again counting bodies instead of tourists.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Azhar Marwat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Azhar Marwat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Rivers Are Rising, And Our Tools Are Broken]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Jul-2026/rivers-rising-tools-broken]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In late July 2026, the Ravi and Chenab are again testing the limits of everything built along their banks.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:03:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Spatial Planning And Floods]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Jul-2026/spatial-planning-floods]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Over the past three decades, the impacts of climate change have made one reality unmistakably clear: our systems of governance, development planning, disaster management, and national and provincial priorities have failed to reduce disaster risks.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:19:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Lost Science Of Indus Togetherness]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jul-2026/lost-science-indus-togetherness]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[More than three thousand years ago, the poets of the Rig Veda imagined the Indus Basin differently.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:36:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rebuilding Better: Climate-Resilient Health Facilities Restore Hope In Flood-Hit Umerkot]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Jul-2026/rebuilding-better-climate-resilient-health-facilities-restore-hope-flood-hit-umerkot]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The devastating floods of 2022 left an indelible mark on Pakistan, exposing the country's vulnerability to climate-induced disasters.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Nawaz Rahimoo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Nawaz Rahimoo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:11:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Cotton Paradox: Exporting Textiles, Importing Cotton]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Jul-2026/pakistan-s-cotton-paradox-exporting-textiles-importing-cotton]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan exports around $17 billion worth of textiles annually.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamal Roomi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Jamal Roomi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:25:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Urbanisation And Challenge Of Water Scarcity]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jul-2026/urbanisation-challenge-water-scarcity]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Water resources are fast depleting and water scarcity has become a challenge for humanity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eman Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Eman Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:58:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Buy The Tents In April]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jul-2026/buy-tents-april]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[There is a rule you learn in the first month of a planning job, and it is not a clever one.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manoj Kumar Lohana]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Manoj Kumar Lohana]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:55:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Water Wall: The Flood We Didn't Earn]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Jul-2026/water-wall-flood-didn-t-earn]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[July is here.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadia Tahir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadia Tahir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:04:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ecological Impact Of Prosopis Juliflora On Drylands And Ecosystems]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Jul-2026/ecological-impact-prosopis-juliflora-drylands-ecosystems]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Across the drylands of Pakistan, few plant species have generated as much environmental debate as Prosopis juliflora, commonly known as the Devi tree.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Nawaz Rahimoo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Nawaz Rahimoo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:30:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Illusion Of A Quiet Monsoon: Why Flood-Preparedness In Pakistan Cannot Wait For The Storm ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[We are currently in mid-July 2026, and the annual monsoon season is unfolding across Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:27:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Indus Delta At A Crossroads – Climate, Communities And Pakistan’s Coastal Future]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Jul-2026/indus-delta-crossroads-climate-communities-pakistan-s-coastal-future]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Climate change has transformed the coast of southern Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:00:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Sun, The Soil, And The Sinking Ship]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jul-2026/sun-soil-sinking-ship]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Beneath Punjab&rsquo;s lush green fields, a reservoir is running dry &mdash; and nobody is counting the drops.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Muhammad Mehboob Hassan Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Muhammad Mehboob Hassan Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:16:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Monsoon In Swat’s Korakai – A Season Of Hope, Not Fear]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Jul-2026/monsoon-swat-s-korakai-season-hope-fear]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Every year, the arrival of the monsoon completely changes Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Diary, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:29:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Before And After The Water: A Photo Story Of Flood Survival In Thar]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2026/water-photo-story-flood-survival-thar]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Every year, the world's wealthiest nations emit carbon at a rate that breaks records.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sahar Zafar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Photo Feature]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jul-2026/water-photo-story-flood-survival-thar</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Sahar Zafar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:24:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Borrowed Time: Pakistan's Water Crisis And The Coming El-Niño]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Jul-2026/borrowed-time-pakistan-s-water-crisis-coming-el-ni-o]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The usual sweltering summers are poised to become even more devastating this year as the El Ni&ntilde;o weather pattern takes hold over the equatorial Pacific waters.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Umaima Ahmed Khattar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Umaima Ahmed Khattar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:45:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[India’s Assault On Pakistan's Water Security Will Force It To Fight For Life]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Before proceeding further on our current river water disputes with India, there should be no doubt in any Indian mind that any diversion of rivers that are allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960 is an act of war and, as enunciated by the Pakistani government many times, it will be treated and responded to as such.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Main Slider, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:36:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Homeless And Heat-Stressed - Vulnerabilities Exacerbated By Climate-Change ]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Jun-2026/homeless-heat-stressed-vulnerabilities-exacerbated-climate-change]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Men and animals dozing side by side on the sidewalks, green stretches, and pavements right in the heart of our cities is not a rare or startling sight.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:56:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Is Bringing New Disease Threats To Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Jun-2026/climate-change-bringing-new-disease-threats-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When Pakistan's devastating floods submerged one-third of the country in 2022, the immediate concerns were loss of life, damaged infrastructure, and displaced communities.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahnoor Fatima]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mahnoor Fatima]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:26:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Climate Conferences Without The Climate-Affected]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jun-2026/climate-conferences-without-climate-affected]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Climate action is gathering momentum, and for all the right reasons.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mehr Husain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mehr Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:06:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Kohistan And Development On the Margins Of National Progress]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jun-2026/kohistan-development-margins-national-progress]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Kohistan, a rugged and distinct human world situated within the mountainous northern regions of Pakistan, is a society shaped by its harsh geography, deep religiosity, linguistic diversity and complex social organisation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zubair Torwali]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zubair Torwali]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:39:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Forests Cannot Survive Policies Written For Timber, Not Climate]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jun-2026/forests-cannot-survive-policies-written-timber-climate]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Climate change is no longer a distant warning in Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Hashim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Hashim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:30:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Time To Insure Pakistan's Farmers Against Climate Shocks]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every Pakistani farmer lives with uncertainty about the fate of their crops, the burden of fertiliser bills paid on credit, and sometimes praying for rain, other times hoping it does not rain.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Inayat Ullah]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Inayat Ullah]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:18:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trading Forests For Concrete – The Illusion Of Eco-Tourism In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-May-2026/trading-forests-concrete-illusion-eco-tourism-khyber-pakhtunkhwa]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is no longer approaching a climate emergency; it is experiencing its consequences in real time.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:50:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Disappearing Delta: How The Indus Is Losing Its Future]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-May-2026/disappearing-delta-indus-losing-future]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Indus Delta, once a prosperous support system of biodiversity and coastal livelihoods, is now on the edge of collapse.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Imran Aziz Tunio]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Imran Aziz Tunio]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 06:17:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Silent Crisis Beneath The Indus]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-May-2026/silent-crisis-beneath-indus]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The lifeline of millions lies beneath our feet, yet it remains invisible in policy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Imran Aziz Tunio]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Imran Aziz Tunio]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:49:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Climate Migrants Who Never Returned Home]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-May-2026/pakistan-s-climate-migrants-never-returned-home]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In a crowded settlement on the outskirts of Quetta, 42-year-old Abdul Samad still keeps the rusted key to the mud house he left behind during Pakistan&rsquo;s devastating 2022 floods.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asim Ahmed Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[News, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asim Ahmed Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:59:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA["The Sun Is Slowly Killing Us" Pakistan Outdoor Workers Are Dying In The Heat While Policies Gather Dust]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-May-2026/sun-slowly-killing-us-pakistan-outdoor-workers-dying-heat-policies-gather-dust]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As Pakistan grapples with increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves driven by climate change, millions of outdoor workers, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, continue to toil under the blazing sun with minimal protection.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hamd Nawaz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hamd Nawaz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:34:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Decolonising Climate Action: Why Ancient Knowledge Still Matters]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-May-2026/decolonising-climate-action-ancient-knowledge-still-matters]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Climate solutions sold to us are such lies.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nooria Shiraz Butt]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nooria Shiraz Butt]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:46:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Climate Goals Cannot Survive A World At War]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Apr-2026/climate-goals-cannot-survive-world-war]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the decade since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, governments have pledged to bend the curve of greenhouse gas emissions through a combination of policy reform, technological innovation, and financial investment.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Aziz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Aziz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:45:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Inside A Cloudburst: Where Roads Turned Into Rivers]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Apr-2026/inside-cloudburst-roads-turned-rivers]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Almost four years ago, on an August night, my husband and I, along with our two-year-old daughter, buckled into her car seat at the back, were coming back from Peshawar in Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faiza Idrees]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faiza Idrees]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:42:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Lifetime In The Mountains: Glacier Surges, Landslides, And Pakistan’s Preventable Disasters]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Apr-2026/lifetime-mountains-glacier-surges-landslides-pakistan-s-preventable-disasters]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan, one of the world&rsquo;s most disaster-prone nations, lies at the collision zone of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:47:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why April No Longer Feels The Same In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Apr-2026/april-longer-feels-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[This April, across Punjab and much of Pakistan, the weather has not followed its usual rhythm.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oshaz Fatima]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Apr-2026/april-longer-feels-pakistan</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Oshaz Fatima]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Heat, Drought And Floods Push Pakistan’s Farmers And Fishers To Breaking Point]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Mar-2026/heat-drought-floods-push-pakistan-s-farmers-fishers-breaking-point]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Earlier we used to collect fish in maunds; now it is in kilograms,&rdquo; says 35-year-old Muhammad Asif, a Mallah whose family has navigated the waters of the Indus and the Arabian Sea for generations.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aliza Khalid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Mar-2026/heat-drought-floods-push-pakistan-s-farmers-fishers-breaking-point</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Aliza Khalid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:24:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Toxic Skies And Scarce Water: How The Iran Conflict Threatens The Middle East Environment]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Mar-2026/toxic-skies-scarce-water-iran-conflict-threatens-middle-east-environment]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The U.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Mar-2026/toxic-skies-scarce-water-iran-conflict-threatens-middle-east-environment</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:05:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Discovering Pakistan’s Mangroves In Karachi’s Tide Country]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Mar-2026/discovering-pakistan-s-mangroves-karachi-s-tide-country]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[It was a crisp February morning.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Khalid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Mar-2026/discovering-pakistan-s-mangroves-karachi-s-tide-country</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Khalid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:59:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Paying For The World's Emissions: Pakistan's Unjust Climate Burden]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/23-Feb-2026/paying-world-s-emissions-pakistan-s-unjust-climate-burden]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Affecting over 100 million Pakistanis and 16 million households, the 2025 floods have put a strain on the already weakened economy and disturbed the country in all other aspects.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Kayani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Taha Kayani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:36:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Carbon Neutrality Still Low On Pakistan’s Energy Agenda]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Feb-2026/carbon-neutrality-still-low-pakistan-s-energy-agenda]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Science shows that energy is the foundational component of our daily lives.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adnan Aftab]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adnan Aftab]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Environmental Shocks Are Fueling Mental Health Crises]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Feb-2026/environmental-shocks-fueling-mental-health-crises]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan stands at a quiet but profound turning point.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Riaz Missen]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Feb-2026/environmental-shocks-fueling-mental-health-crises</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Riaz Missen]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:17:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Climate Crisis And The Youth-Driven Path To Green Growth]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Feb-2026/pakistan-s-climate-crisis-youth-driven-path-green-growth]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Climate change is no longer an environmental abstraction for Pakistan; it is an economic and generational question.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Hashim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Hashim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:29:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Protecting Wetlands: Safeguarding Biodiversity, Water Resources, And Cultural Heritage]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Feb-2026/protecting-wetlands-safeguarding-biodiversity-water-resources-cultural-heritage]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The world is suffering social, economic, and environmental hardship resulting from the destruction and mismanagement of natural resources, including wetlands and water resources.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nasir Ali Panhwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nasir Ali Panhwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Kashmir Conflict And Climate Crisis: Why Peace Is Key To South Asia’s Future]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Feb-2026/kashmir-conflict-climate-crisis-peace-key-south-asia-s-future]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[For decades, Kashmir has remained at the centre of one of South Asia&rsquo;s most protracted political disputes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Hashim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Feb-2026/kashmir-conflict-climate-crisis-peace-key-south-asia-s-future</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Hashim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:01:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Reviving Pakistan’s Traditional Buildings For Climate-Resilient And Sustainable Futures]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Jan-2026/reviving-pakistan-s-traditional-buildings-climate-resilient-sustainable-futures]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In an era where climate change poses an increasing threat, the protection and adaptation of old buildings in Pakistan is not merely about preserving the past; it is about leveraging traditional knowledge and practices to build a more sustainable future.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nosheen Jahan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nosheen Jahan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:39:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Governments’ Energy Policy Acrobatics]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jan-2026/pakistan-governments-energy-policy-acrobatics]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;When the world is predictable, you need smart people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Shahid Rahim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Analysis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Shahid Rahim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:09:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Sixth Canal: Economic Dependence And Elite Capture In The Green Pakistan Initiative]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-Jan-2026/sixth-canal-economic-dependence-elite-capture-green-pakistan-initiative]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s Sixth Canal Project was a large scale corporate farming initiative under the Green Pakistan initiative framed as a solution for food security and economic growth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shameer Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shameer Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:11:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tackling Groundwater Contamination And Smog: A Call For Cleaner Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Jan-2026/tackling-groundwater-contamination-smog-call-cleaner-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan, despite contributing very little to global emissions, is counted among the most climate-vulnerable countries impacted by climate change.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ghazala Anbreen]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ghazala Anbreen]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:07:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Global Adaptation Indicators And Pakistan’s Struggle To Turn Climate Ambition Into Action]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Dec-2025/global-adaptation-indicators-pakistan-s-struggle-turn-climate-ambition-action]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Climate adaptation is a linchpin of global climate action, an essential complement to mitigation in meeting the Paris Agreement&rsquo;s objectives of limiting global temperature rise and strengthening resilience to climate impacts.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Rehman]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Maria Rehman]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:24:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan On The Frontline: COP30, Global Injustice, And The Fight For Climate Justice]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Dec-2025/pakistan-frontline-cop30-global-injustice-fight-climate-justice]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As climate impacts intensify across the Global South, powerful nations are shaping a global climate order that protects their own interests while leaving vulnerable countries to bear the harshest consequences.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Prof Abdul Waheed Bhutto]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/27-Dec-2025/pakistan-frontline-cop30-global-injustice-fight-climate-justice</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Prof Abdul Waheed Bhutto]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:26:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[COP30 In Belém: Climate Action, Adaptation, And Pakistan’s Strategic Priorities]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Dec-2025/cop30-belem-climate-action-adaptation-pakistan-s-strategic-priorities]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[COP 30 in Bel&eacute;m, held deep inside the Amazon, is being branded as the &ldquo;Action COP.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alishba Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Dec-2025/cop30-belem-climate-action-adaptation-pakistan-s-strategic-priorities</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Alishba Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:56:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Climate Crisis: Urgent Action Needed For Renewable Energy And Resilience]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Dec-2025/pakistan-s-climate-crisis-urgent-action-needed-renewable-energy-resilience]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Climate change is an undeniable reality for Pakistan, posing one of the gravest challenges to its people and economy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Nawaz Rahimoo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-Dec-2025/pakistan-s-climate-crisis-urgent-action-needed-renewable-energy-resilience</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Ali Nawaz Rahimoo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:33:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Balochistan Faces Severe Drought And Groundwater Crisis Threatening Agriculture]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Dec-2025/balochistan-faces-severe-drought-groundwater-crisis-threatening-agriculture]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Balochistan is facing one of the most alarming climate-related crises in its recent history, as prolonged drought, shrinking cultivable land, and rapidly depleting groundwater threaten to push the province toward a large-scale agricultural collapse.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Saleem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Dec-2025/balochistan-faces-severe-drought-groundwater-crisis-threatening-agriculture</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Saleem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:56:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Biennial Transparency Report: Tracking Emissions, Finance, And Climate Action]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Dec-2025/pakistan-s-biennial-transparency-report-tracking-emissions-finance-climate-action]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Since the adoption of the much-cherished Paris Agreement in 2015, transparency has stood as one of its vital pillars, ensuring countries not only make promises and claims on climate action but also show proof of progress.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khadija Irfan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Dec-2025/pakistan-s-biennial-transparency-report-tracking-emissions-finance-climate-action</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Khadija Irfan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:23:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Aisha Hassan’s Debut Redefines Environmental Storytelling in Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Dec-2025/aisha-hassan-s-debut-redefines-environmental-storytelling-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Aisha Hassan&rsquo;s When the Fireflies Dance feels less like a debut novel and more like an early tremor of a writer who understands that Pakistan&rsquo;s next great fiction will not emerge from cities, campuses, or intellectual salons, but from the smog-choked peripheries where labourers breathe in their own slow undoing.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mudassar Javed Baryar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Literature, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mudassar Javed Baryar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 01:48:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Urban Floods: Pakistan’s Cities Facing A Climate Reckoning]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Dec-2025/urban-floods-pakistan-s-cities-facing-climate-reckoning]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The climate change-induced disasters pose a major challenge to Pakistan&rsquo;s development.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nasir Ali Panhwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nasir Ali Panhwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:27:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Climate Justice Vs Corporate Greed: The Fight For Pakistan’s Ecosystems]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Dec-2025/climate-justice-vs-corporate-greed-fight-pakistan-s-ecosystems]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The book From Mountain To Mangroves - Protecting Pakistan's Natural Heritage by Rina Saeed Khan offers diversified input on the topic.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:04:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Balochistan Floods Expose Gaps In Climate Policies As Farmers Struggle To Survive]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Dec-2025/balochistan-floods-expose-gaps-climate-policies-farmers-struggle-survive]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When the floodwaters engulfed the entire Naseerabad, a district situated in Balochistan, Pakistan, last year, August 2024, a farmer named Murad Ahmed witnessed in grief and anguish as the torrent wholly obliterated his rice fields.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mannan Samad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mannan Samad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:23:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Fixed Shares To Flexible Futures: Rethinking India-Pakistan Water Diplomacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan&mdash;long hailed as a rare success in transboundary water diplomacy&mdash;has entered turbulent waters.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Willem van Deursen]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Environment, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Nov-2025/fixed-shares-flexible-futures-rethinking-india-pakistan-water-diplomacy</guid>

											<author><![CDATA[Willem van Deursen]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:15:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How A Grassroots Solar Revolution In Pakistan Uncovers New Challenges]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Nov-2025/grassroots-solar-revolution-pakistan-create-new-challenges]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Across the urban skylines and rural landscapes of Pakistan, a quiet but powerful transformation is underway.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:41:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Climate Degeneration In Pakistan: A Social Crisis Demanding Local Action]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Nov-2025/climate-degeneration-pakistan-social-crisis-demanding-local-action]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s climate degeneration is not only a story of global warming but also a sociological challenge at home.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zishan Ahmad Siddiqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:18:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Must Take A Strong Stand At COP11 To Combat Tobacco And Protect Health]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As global delegates prepare to gather in Geneva for the Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), one truth must guide every discussion: the WHO FCTC works.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Khalil Ahmad Dogar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Khalil Ahmad Dogar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:38:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Climate Crisis: Why Cash Transfers Alone Cannot Ensure Resilience And Equity]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/10-Nov-2025/pakistan-s-climate-crisis-cash-transfers-alone-cannot-ensure-resilience-equity]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The recent World Bank (WB) report, Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity, paints a sobering picture of Pakistan&rsquo;s economy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ameer Abdullah Baloch]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ameer Abdullah Baloch]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:38:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Innovation On Hold As Pakistan’s Power Sector Keeps Saying 'No']]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Nov-2025/innovation-hold-pakistan-s-power-sector-keeps-saying]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In Pakistan, bringing a feasible innovation to a government department almost always meets the same fate: delay, rejection, or an indefinite review.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Kamil Quddus]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Kamil Quddus]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:31:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Karachi Choked By Dust: Rising Pollution Threatens Health And Daily Life]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Nov-2025/karachi-choked-dust-rising-pollution-threatens-health-daily-life]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The recent weather in Karachi shows how much environmental stress the city is under.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahnoor Raza]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mahnoor Raza]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 21:10:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Deforestation, Climate Neglect And Global Warming Are Reshaping Swat]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Nov-2025/deforestation-climate-neglect-global-warming-reshaping-swat]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[ In the serene valley of Swat, the river once symbolized abundance and beauty &mdash; its crystal waters nourishing lush fields and forests that defined the charm of the valley.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 07:09:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Healing The Invisible Wounds Of Climate Change In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The monsoon rains of 2025 have once again left a deep mark on Pakistan.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aftab Hameed Mirani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aftab Hameed Mirani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:21:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Drowning In Neglect: How Mismanagement And Climate Change Fuel Pakistan’s Flood Crisis]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every year, Pakistan grapples with torrential rains that, due to inadequate infrastructure, displace thousands and claim hundreds of lives.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nasir Ali Panhwar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nasir Ali Panhwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:36:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lahore’s Flood Crisis And The Forgotten Lessons Of Its Ancient Architecture]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[With Ravi&rsquo;s reclamation of the land, which was once rightfully its own, Lahore is once again haunted by a flood crisis reminiscent of 2010.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaima Fatima Bakhtiari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aaima Fatima Bakhtiari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:14:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Carbon Markets In Pakistan: Balancing Profit And Integrity For Real Climate Impact]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In early 2023, a Guardian article took the world by storm.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Minha Hanif]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Minha Hanif]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:36:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[COP29’s Trillion-Dollar Climate Pledge: Promise, Politics, And The Price Of Action]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[At COP29 in Baku last year, countries agreed to mobilise US$1.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jawad Khalid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Jawad Khalid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:52:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Melting Mountains: How Climate Change Is Reshaping Pakistan’s Northern Glaciers]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[High up in Pakistan&rsquo;s northern ranges, the Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Himalaya cradle more than 7,000 glaciers, forming the largest ice mass outside the polar regions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amul Khan Niazi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Analysis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Amul Khan Niazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:37:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Resilience Is Cheaper: Towards A Fiscal Cure For Pakistan's Disaster Cycle]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every year, as the monsoon swells rivers and drains, we vow to plan better.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 03:08:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Murree’s Dying Forests: How Reckless Development Is Destroying The Queen Of The Hills]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[By profession, I am a civil engineer, but for as long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with nature and the beautiful conifer forests in my homeland in the Murree Hills.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Engineer Arshad H Abbasi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:38:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Indus In Fury: Lessons From Punjab, Warnings For Sindh]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The rivers of Punjab have swelled like old serpents shaking off their shackles, overflowing over green plains, engulfing houses, and leaving paths of devastation that reverberate in each drowned street and ruptured dyke.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shoukat Lohar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Climate Crisis]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shoukat Lohar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:30:34 +0500</pubDate>

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