Stories by Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
The Rules of Business lack clarity on specific institutional roles in climate governance.
Published 26 Feb, 2026 07:39am
Pakistan can transform its climate vulnerability into long-term sustainability.
Updated 12 Feb, 2026 08:40am
The capital now appears regularly on pollution indices it once escaped.
Updated 21 Jan, 2026 09:35am
America’s withdrawal from the UN climate treaty must be treated as an opportunity.
Updated 15 Jan, 2026 09:22am
Sweet milky tea, sugary sweets and ghee-drenched parathas are everyday comforts that cost us over $4 billion for edible oils, $600 million for tea, and significant subsidies and spikes for sugar.
Updated 01 Jan, 2026 09:29am
Pakistan’s superior judiciary operationalised ICJ’s recent climate principles much earlier.
Updated 18 Dec, 2025 09:04am
The IMF report sidesteps how governance rot directly manufactures climate catastrophe.
Updated 04 Dec, 2025 08:43am
Pakistan’s current legal framework for animal welfare is a study in anachronism.
Published 26 Nov, 2025 05:42am
Three decades of COP negotiations have transformed climate action.
Updated 20 Nov, 2025 09:28am
Upstream states are increasingly weaponising water resources.
Updated 06 Nov, 2025 09:07am
Does the 2025 assessment show the application of lessons learned from the 2022 floods?
Updated 23 Oct, 2025 09:12am
The next five years will determine whether or not Pakistan will emerge as a new player in South Asia’s clean air landscape.
Updated 17 Oct, 2025 02:40pm
The floods exposed how federal NDC obligations fail without provincial implementation.
Updated 09 Oct, 2025 09:06am
In Pakistan, the significance of insects and invertebrates is profound yet overlooked.
Updated 25 Sep, 2025 08:32am
While term "emergency" doesn’t grant govt a blank cheque for extraordinary constitutional powers, it does provide political mandate to push through reforms.
Updated 13 Sep, 2025 09:01am
Only coordinated Indo-Pakistani climate governance can prevent downstream disasters.
Updated 11 Sep, 2025 09:08am
The treaty is a stunning example of international cooperation but now faces a new enemy in political collapse and climate change.
Updated 07 Sep, 2025 04:20pm
Are there any lessons in the NFC awards to help respond to the PM’s lament?
Updated 28 Aug, 2025 08:50am
Environmental challenges require patience that comes from clear direction.
Updated 14 Aug, 2025 09:14am
Historically focused on riverine floods, planning must become climate-smart.
Updated 31 Jul, 2025 09:38am
