Climate Change
Evacuation orders are in place for 1,541 households or 3,233 residents in Otsuchi town; fires have consumed more than 1,300 hectares of land.
Published 26 Apr, 2026 05:19pm
Solar surge eases Pakistan power woes.
Updated 26 Apr, 2026 08:29am
The Forest Department highlights its ongoing reforestation initiatives, aimed at expanding green cover and mitigating the environmental impacts of climate change in arid regions.
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 08:42am
Insists there is lack of transparency regarding timber utilisation.
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:59am
Punjab’s Pera force has opened old wounds at Taunsa.
Published 24 Apr, 2026 04:29pm
El Nino typically occurs every two to seven years and lasts around nine to 12 months.
Published 24 Apr, 2026 02:32pm
Barbut’s office says it “chose not to address the climate issue head-on because the United States’ positions on this subject are well known”.
Published 24 Apr, 2026 05:03am
Chairing a meeting on pre-monsoon preparations, PM Shehbaz directs inquiry into the matter and "ineffective performance of relevant institutions".
Published 23 Apr, 2026 05:12pm
Unesco says that by failing to act now, natural systems in more than one in four sites could reach critical tipping points by 2050.
Published 23 Apr, 2026 03:05pm
Notes heatwaves threaten crop yields; rising temperatures disproportionately affect women farmers.
Updated 23 Apr, 2026 08:08am
$400,000 initiative targets flood-hit communities in south Punjab.
Updated 21 Apr, 2026 08:05am
Pakistan experienced massive floods due to monsoon, causing over 1,000 deaths and affecting 6.9m people, says Cred data.
Updated 21 Apr, 2026 10:56am
The Middle East war has shown that the world is as dependent as ever on “black gold".
Updated 20 Apr, 2026 07:53pm
Further details on the updated agenda will be shared by the organisers over the next few days.
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 09:29am
PMD says “hot and dry weather was likely to prevail over most parts” of Sindh in coming days.
Updated 15 Apr, 2026 04:54pm
The US-Israel war against Iran accelerated the climate crisis in both direct and indirect ways.
Updated 13 Apr, 2026 09:24am
PMD observes that the nation experienced several temperature extremes during the recently concluded month of March.
Updated 06 Apr, 2026 07:27am
The long-term ecological consequences of conflict are often overlooked in post-war reconstruction efforts, which typically prioritise physical infrastructure and immediate humanitarian relief.
Updated 31 Mar, 2026 05:14pm
Long-term assessments confirm intensifying extremes with serious flooding and drought-like conditions possible throughout the country in the coming times.
Updated 30 Mar, 2026 09:08am
CIL research says low- and middle-income countries to account for 90pc of premature deaths due to heat.
Published 25 Mar, 2026 03:31pm
The world isn’t just running short of water. According to a new UN report, it is going bankrupt. For Pakistan, dependent on a single river basin
Updated 15 Mar, 2026 04:06pm
“Over the past 10 years, the estimated warming rate has been around 0.35C per decade," a study found.
Published 08 Mar, 2026 07:08am
Five-year bond to raise awareness of glacier melt, engaging with investors on ADB’s projects and programmes.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 09:14am
The collaboration will enable citizens to report climate-related incidents in real time.
Published 26 Feb, 2026 05:15pm
Climate change in Pakistan is no longer just about risk recognition or finance mobilisation; it is about converting resources into a timely response.
Published 25 Feb, 2026 02:29pm
In its Feb-April weather outlook, PMD indicates that the risk of glacier melt acceleration and potential Glof occurrences may increase in vulnerable areas.
Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:02pm
715 shrubs and 74 dead trees also removed; RCB pledges to plant 10 trees for each dead one.
Updated 22 Feb, 2026 10:53am
The floods of 2022 and 2025 were not just nature’s wrath. They were mirrors, reflecting how society is organised — who is protected and who is left exposed.
Published 12 Feb, 2026 12:02pm
Water levels are dropping due to stoppage of inflows from the Indus for eight years now, official says.
Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:38am
It is estimated that Sindh has lost nearly 80pc of its forest cover since Pakistan came into being, much of it in the last 30 years.
Updated 03 Feb, 2026 11:48am
