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					<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Is Not Gender-Neutral: Why Women In Pakistan Bear A Heavier Burden]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When climate disasters strike, they do not affect everyone equally.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nasir Ali Panhwar]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nasir Ali Panhwar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:58:57 +0500</pubDate>

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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>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Imran Aziz Tunio]]></author>
									
					<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[Nullah Lai’s Revenge: How Urban Encroachment Turned A River Into A Disaster Risk]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There are rivers that cities inherit, and there are waterways that cities gradually destroy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ramesh Raja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ramesh Raja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:25:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Land Knows More Than We Think: How Data Is Changing The Way Pakistan Farms?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Before the day&rsquo;s heat settles over a field, a farmer may already have made decisions that could shape the entire growing season.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Qurat Ul Ain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Qurat Ul Ain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:26:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nullah Lai: The Flood We Refused To Prevent]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Sep-2026/nullah-lai-flood-refused-prevent]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On September 1, 2026, the twin cities awoke to the first rainfall of the month.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohamin Zeeshan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohamin Zeeshan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:55:26 +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>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Sep-2026/planning-fails-floods-follow-politics-nullah-lai]]></link>
										<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[ A World On Fire: Wildfires In 2026 Are Becoming A Socio-Scientific Crisis]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Open a global wildfire map today and the impression is deeply unsettling.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Intikhab Ulfat]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:04:51 +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[When Schools Become Climate Shields]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Aug-2026/schools-become-climate-shields]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s schools face a challenge that goes beyond classrooms, textbooks and examinations.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Nawaz Rahimoo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Education, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ali Nawaz Rahimoo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:56:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The World Bank Is In A $375-Million Push To Modernise Pakistan’s Electricity Network]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The World Bank has approved funding of US$375.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:58:45 +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[When The Mountains Weep: What Nepal And Pakistan Are Trying To Tell Us]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On the morning of August 26, 2026, a glacier collapsed somewhere high in the Himalayas.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Asma Sikandar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Asma Sikandar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:51:56 +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[Stranded In Paradise – Surviving Hurricane Lala In Kauai]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Aug-2026/stranded-paradise-surviving-hurricane-lala-kauai]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[How could someone be stranded in paradise? Paradise is a place with unlimited pleasures.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:23:02 +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[Building A National Water Vision: Data, Audits, And The Path To Water Equity]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Aug-2026/building-national-water-vision-data-audits-path-water-equity]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s water debate has resurfaced with Tarbela Dam reaching its maximum storage level of 1,550 feet.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Imran Aziz Tunio]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Imran Aziz Tunio]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:12:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Flood We Built]]></title>
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										<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[Full Dams, Narrow Margins]]></title>
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										<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[The Wounds We Cannot See: Pakistan’s Youth And The Crisis Of Emotional Neglect]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The tragic and brutal murder of social media personality Sana Yusuf has sent shockwaves across Pakistan&mdash;not merely because of its graphic horror, but because of what it exposes about the perilous mental and emotional state of our youth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mudassar Javed Baryar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Environment, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mudassar Javed Baryar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:29:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Nuclear Energy is Vital For Pakistan’s Future – And How To Begin Preparing]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Aug-2026/nuclear-energy-vital-pakistan-s-future-begin-preparing]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The debate over electricity in Pakistan usually starts with the issues that we are facing today: tariffs, circular debt, high fuel prices, and the scarcity of power.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Environment, Features, Perspective, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:58:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Water: The Strategic Resource Of The Twenty-First Century]]></title>
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										<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[From Margalla To Nairobi: A Tale Of Two Environmental Visions]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Aug-2026/margalla-nairobi-tale-two-environmental-visions]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[From Nairobi to the many streets in India, the student protests have brought smiles to millions if not billions of souls.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Environment, Features, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:23:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The World Is Winning the Renewable Energy Race But Losing The Energy Access Battle]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Consider a reality in which the cost of solar panels keeps declining each year, wind farms are hitting new highs, and renewable energy is being developed more rapidly than at any point.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Yasir Ali Bhatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:57:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Meet Kadada, The 80-Year-Old Guardian Of Swat Valley’s Forests]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the remote hills of Swat, where Chir pine forests whisper ancient secrets, lives an elderly personality whose closest companions are not people &mdash; but plants.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fazal Maula Zahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:55:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Slogan Vs Reality: The Structural Failure Of Pet Ownership In Pakistan]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Jul-2026/slogan-vs-reality-structural-failure-pet-ownership-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[''The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Wahab Virk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Wahab Virk]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:10:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How China Is Saving The Yangtze River]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[By the early 2000s, the Yangtze was suffocating.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fahmida Shahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Fahmida Shahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:11:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Indus River Dolphin: Conservation Challenges And National Responsibility]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jul-2026/indus-river-dolphin-conservation-challenges-national-responsibility]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Indus Dolphin, Platanista gangetica minor, locally known as Bulhan is one of the world&rsquo;s most rare freshwater cetaceans.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Imran Aziz Tunio]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Environment, Insight]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Imran Aziz Tunio]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:28:43 +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[The Indus Delta At A Crossroads – Climate, Communities And Pakistan’s Coastal Future]]></title>
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										<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[From Classrooms To Copper: What Replaced Development Aid In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[International donor agencies once funded Pakistan's schools, clinics, civic institutions, and peacebuilding initiatives.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syed Ali Hameed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Economy, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syed Ali Hameed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:17:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Monsoon In Swat’s Korakai – A Season Of Hope, Not Fear]]></title>
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										<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>
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										<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>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sahar Zafar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:24:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Arrakis In Sindh – The Unexpected Pakistani Roots Of Frank Herbert’s Dune]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Although Frank Herbert&rsquo;s epic book Dune holds the justifiably deserved honour of winning both the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, it would be an understatement to note that Denis Villeneuve&rsquo;s magnificent films based on it (&ldquo;Dune Part 1&rdquo;, released in 2021 and &ldquo;Dune Part 2&rdquo;, released in 2024; the third.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadya Chishty-Mujahid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Culture, Environment, Features, Literature]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadya Chishty-Mujahid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:32:34 +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[Thirsty Fields, Deaf Ears: Understanding The Water Crisis In Southern Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A powerful wave of protest is rising across Sindh, uniting everyone from the Chief Minister to ordinary farmers struggling in parched fields against a suffocating injustice.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ehsan Leghari]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:13:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[25 Years Of The SCO – From Regional Security To Sustainable Transformations]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The year 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:18:13 +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[Kohistan And Development On the Margins Of National Progress]]></title>
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										<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[Trading Forests For Concrete – The Illusion Of Eco-Tourism In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]]></title>
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										<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[Is Pakistan Going From Energy Independence To A Tax On Sunlight?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In Pakistan, an electricity bill is no longer just a piece of paper; it has become a source of monthly anxiety for almost every household.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amna Asif]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Environment, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Amna Asif]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:09:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Pakistan Should Learn from Puerto Rico’s Decision to Save Solar Net Metering]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In February, NEPRA, the electricity regulator in Pakistan, decided to end net metering for households with solar panels and replaced it with net billing.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:12:25 +0500</pubDate>

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

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										<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[The Sixth Canal: Economic Dependence And Elite Capture In The Green Pakistan Initiative]]></title>
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										<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[The Lost Legacy of Abdul Majid Mian: When Merit Mattered More Than Titles]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It was in December 1903, 122 years ago, that Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for her discovery of radium, making her the first woman to receive the honour.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ibrahim Nisar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Education, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ibrahim Nisar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 07:22:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Aisha Hassan’s Debut Redefines Environmental Storytelling in Pakistan]]></title>
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										<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[Climate Justice Vs Corporate Greed: The Fight For Pakistan’s Ecosystems]]></title>
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										<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>
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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[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>
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											<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>
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										<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[Innovation On Hold As Pakistan’s Power Sector Keeps Saying 'No']]></title>
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										<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>
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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[Poisoned Peaks: A Cancer Crisis Has Hit Pakistan's Koh-e-Suleiman Range]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Ali Sher Hoppo Bugti enters a battle ground at the highest reaches of the Koh-e-Suleiman range in Pirkoh, Dera Bugti, having been diagnosed with cancer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Health, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 02:46:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Deforestation, Climate Neglect And Global Warming Are Reshaping Swat]]></title>
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										<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[A Lens Of Their Own: How Young Baloch Photographers Are Capturing Their Homeland's Soul]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When bombs explode in Balochistan, cameras from around the world turn toward the violence.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:20:17 +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[The Weight Of Witness: Between Human Suffering And Donor Demands]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A reader&rsquo;s attention to this article confirms their sympathy for people who suffer in floods, droughts, heavy rains, fires, and rail or road accidents.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Pakistan Floods Update]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zaffar Junejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:15:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mawakhat: Stories Of Hope And Resilience In The Wake Of Pakistan’s 2022 Floods]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The courage, fortitude, and resilience of any nation are tested in difficult times.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Climate Crisis, Environment, Citizens' Voice]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:04:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Flash Floods: Water, Water Everywhere, Not A Drop To Drink]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The monsoon that inspired several Bollywood songs and many Urdu couplets has brought along trauma this year, and a few past years as well.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambreen Shabbir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambreen Shabbir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:49:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Global Warming Harms Children Across Countries And Continents - Pakistan Is No Exception]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Monsoon rains have pounded Pakistan, especially the Punjab province, causing human and infrastructural casualties in terms of deaths, destruction, and displacement.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features, Perspective, Education]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:20:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Sojourn Through Quetta’s Dry Hills And Drier Governance]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Writing for a major English language periodical, a writer sometimes gets the amazingly satisfying feeling that he has been heard.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Education, Environment, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:02:26 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Having a car in Pakistan no longer qualifies as a luxury&mdash;it is fast becoming a necessity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:56:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Global Boiling Era: Pakistan's Race Against Time To Combat Deadly Heatwaves]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[We are living in the era of Global Boiling, as stated by UN Chief Ant&oacute;nio Guterres, highlighting the seriousness of extreme hot weather.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wajhullah Fahim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Environment, Features, Health]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Wajhullah Fahim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:47:21 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Justin Lunny's Everrati Blends Classic Cars With Climate Action]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Justin Lunny is a British entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Everrati Automotive Limited, a UK-based company specializing in converting classic cars into high-performance electric vehicles.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ghazala Anbreen]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ghazala Anbreen]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 04:21:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What I Learned About Electricity Rates From The 2025 Hawaii Energy Conference]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As noted previously, Pakistan should move ahead with the deployment of smart meters which can reduce operating costs for utilities and enable the provision of time-varying rates (TVRs), which can help customers lower their energy bills.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 18:42:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Siege Of The Indus: Treaty Suspension, India's Threats And The Architecture Of Resistance]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[India&rsquo;s abrupt declaration in April 2025 to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty marks a shift from latent posturing to explicit escalation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Munim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Munim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 17:14:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Pakistan Should Begin Deploying Smart Electric Meters]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As discussed in prior columns, Pakistan needs to modernise the pricing of electricity to lower customer bills and to accelerate the transition to net zero carbon emissions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Perspective, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 18:01:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Canal Colonies To Solar Wells: A Journey Through Pakistan's Breadbasket]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It took me sixty years to keep the promise, but finally I was there in his village Noor Shah, at a distance of 160 kilometres from Lahore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Diary, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Travel]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 22:22:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Digital Demagoguery Undermines Political Process And Social Cohesion]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[According to Isaac Asimov, "When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Environment, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 01:59:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of The Sky's Pilgrims: Migration As A Blessing]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine brought a pair of mallard ducks for my hospital pond.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maj Gen Dr Muhammad Masudul Hasan Nuri]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Maj Gen Dr Muhammad Masudul Hasan Nuri]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:55:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[It Is Time For Pakistan To Modernise Electricity Pricing]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The energy transition is underway throughout the globe, driven by the need to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change, which is known to be inimical to the health of the eight billion residents of Earth.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:42:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lawyers Of The Indus: Sindh’s Legal Fraternity Mobilises Against Water Injustice]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is reported to have said, &ldquo;The best form of Jihad is to utter a word of truth to a tyrannical ruler.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 01:16:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dying Delta: The Indus River's Decline Threatens Ecosystems And Livelihoods]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Indus Delta, once a thriving ecosystem and the lifeline of coastal communities, is now facing an alarming decline due to reduced freshwater flow, rising sea levels, and human activity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah G Arijo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 02:58:17 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Leonardo da Vinci is supposed to have said: "Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Culture, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:59:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[What Can Pakistan Learn From California’s Experience With Rooftop Solar?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Click here to read the author's previous article on solar power in Pakistan
 
Solar panels installed on roofs are a great source of clean energy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 21:44:44 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Consumer capitalism is a profit-driven economic system that has increased resource consumption, waste and pollution.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanam Akram]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 05:04:23 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Water Woes In Gilgit: How Governance Failures Are Parching A City]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Gilgit is the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan, a region in northern Pakistan known for its breathtaking landscapes, towering mountains, and vast glaciers&mdash;earning it the title of the 'Land of Glaciers' &ndash; with more than 7,000 of them.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muazzam Ali]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muazzam Ali]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:05:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Battle For The Indus: Sindh’s Fight Against Water Injustice And Corporate Exploitation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[John F Kennedy said, "Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel Prizes&mdash;one for peace and one for science.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:38:11 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Balochistan&rsquo;s insurgency and the sense of deprivation among its people are rooted in decades of economic neglect, political marginalisation, and the mismanagement of development projects.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 05:30:35 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[Click here for the previous entry in this seriesOver the previous four centuries, the course of the River Ravi around Lahore has undergone numerous natural changes.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:45:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond Relief: Building Permanent Resilience In Pakistan’s Most Vulnerable Communities]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Some of you may be aware of the rehabilitation works I am undertaking in my paternal province, Balochistan, across six villages in the district of Jaffarabad.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:26:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Gilgit-Baltistan's Power Crisis: Darkness In A Land Of Abundance]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Gilgit-Baltistan, often referred to as Pakistan&rsquo;s crown jewel, is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and strategic significance.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karishma Kiran]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Environment, Features, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Karishma Kiran]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:24:14 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Unregulated Quarrying Threatens Natural Habitat In District Swabi]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Feb-2025/unregulated-quarrying-threatens-natural-habitat-in-district-swabi]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Suddenly the tractors and excavators appeared from nowhere.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adil Zareef]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Environment, Features, Heritage, Reports]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Adil Zareef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:00:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Will Billionaires’ Greed Devour The Earth?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Feb-2025/will-billionaires-greed-devour-the-earth]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When Donald Trump signed the executive order to withdraw from the Paris Agreement after his presidential oath, over 12,500 homes in Los Angeles had already burned to the ground.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Razak Khatti]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Razak Khatti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:27:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Gowing Threat Of Lightning In Tharparkar: Unraveling The Causes]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Jan-2025/gowing-threat-of-lightning-tn-tharparkar-unraveling-the-causes]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Lightning, a natural phenomenon that is commonly associated with its dazzling brilliance and potential for devastating impact, has long fascinated scientists and the general public alike.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Insight]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:57:02 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The Greening Of Sindh University Could Have Larger Policy Effects]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Jan-2025/how-the-greening-of-sindh-university-could-have-larger-policy-effects]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The eve of the important climate change conference in Glasgow and the current momentum for tree plantation in Pakistan, presents an opportune moment for Sindh to contribute significantly.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Q Isa Daudpota]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Q Isa Daudpota]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:34:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Leaving Paradise Behind]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Jan-2025/leaving-paradise-behind]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Just ten days after his wedding, Ijaz, 21, from Swat&rsquo;s Mankiyal, stands on the edge of a precarious journey, leaving behind his newlywed bride and the mountains he calls home.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ubaid Sahil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Education, Environment, Features, Reports]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ubaid Sahil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:56:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Astola Island: Balochistan's Hidden Gem Facing Environmental Threats]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Jan-2025/astola-island-balochistan-s-hidden-gem-facing-environmental-threats]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[If you set off on a motorboat journey eastward from the coastal city of Pasni, in Balochistan, Pakistan, you will encounter a hidden treasure of the Arabian Sea: Astola Island.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asim Ahmed Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asim Ahmed Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:35:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond Cosmetics: Pakistan's Leadership Deficit Shows Up In Many Areas]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Jan-2025/beyond-cosmetics-pakistan-s-leadership-deficit-shows-up-in-many-areas]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[During the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the use of Rs 2.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:36:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lahore Under Strain For Unplanned Urbanisation And Defective Urban Planning]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Dec-2024/lahore-under-strain-for-unplanned-urbanisation-and-defective-urban-planning]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Lahore is in extreme distress as a city &ndash; once a hub of cultural prowess and historical splendour, is now in severe crisis as a result of defective and flawed urban planning.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Syeda Lalarukh]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Environment, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Syeda Lalarukh]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:22:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Green Matters: Ministry of Climate Change Versus Islamabad Wildlife Management Board]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In light of Pakistan&rsquo;s claims at the recent global environmental conference COP 19 and at the water conference in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is one of the most impacted countries of climate change; one would expect the government would pretend it cares about protecting the national park in its capital at the very least.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Focus]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nilofer Afridi Qazi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:39:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Seeds Of Hope Take Root As Gilgit-Baltistan Struggles Against Deforestation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Raja Iqbal Hussain stands amidst the once barren lands of Shumiyot Bubur, Ghizer, a proud smile breaking across his face.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shabbir Mir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editorial Sindhi, Environment, Features, Reports]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shabbir Mir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:49:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Cholistan At A Crossroads: Desert Development Or Colonial Continuity?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Dec-2024/cholistan-at-a-crossroads-desert-development-or-colonial-continuity]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The sands of Cholistan tell a tale of endurance, written over millennia on shifting dunes and the desolate bed of the ancient Hakra River.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Riaz Missen]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, History]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Riaz Missen]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 02:17:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lahore Is Dying By Suffocation]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Nov-2024/lahore-is-dying-by-suffocation]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Lahore was once seen as the city of gardens, home to over 140 million people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Environment, Features, Health, Perspective, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:54:16 +0500</pubDate>

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