Climate Change
Beijing-based forecaster says high temperatures to persist in Pakistan, many other countries over next week.
Updated 08 Aug, 2025 09:11am
US says it will not agree to a treaty that tackles the upstream of plastic pollution.
Updated 07 Aug, 2025 11:15am
Experts, scientists say even moderate rains are causing high death tolls; Pakistan is 152nd in list of countries least ready for climate impact.
Updated 07 Aug, 2025 07:55am
Four killed, 11 soldiers among 100 unaccounted for; army says residents moved to higher reaches.
Published 06 Aug, 2025 11:35am
Workers trying to rescue people trapped under debris and sludge, local authorities say.
Published 05 Aug, 2025 07:20pm
Inter-provincial land connectivity between Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral has been cut off due to this situation, says local official.
Published 05 Aug, 2025 06:38pm
Premier tells climate ministry, NDMA to complete early warning system project within two months.
Updated 05 Aug, 2025 07:46am
Meets Governor Mehdi Shah, CM Gulbar; orders weather alert system for tourist spots; Glof alert issued for GB, KP.
Updated 04 Aug, 2025 07:40pm
Environmental challenges and disinformation top list of vulnerabilities.
Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:24am
Glaciers visibly receding; peaks more prone to avalanches; high temps, lack of snow making rockfalls more common.
Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:43am
Rehabilitation work has been stepped up in flood-hit areas, water and electricity restored to most places, govt spokesperson says.
Updated 02 Aug, 2025 01:42pm
Historically focused on riverine floods, planning must become climate-smart.
Updated 31 Jul, 2025 09:38am
Highway authority initiates work on restoring roads in northern areas; NDMA issues rainfall alert until July 31.
Updated 28 Jul, 2025 03:35pm
Pakistan’s water woes are spilling into every corner of its national fabric — from food and farming to diplomacy and disaster.
Published 28 Jul, 2025 12:50pm
The country’s credibility crisis, thanks to its and weak governance, has led to a trust deficit with the greater global climate finance community.
Updated 28 Jul, 2025 11:56am
Authorities warned of an extreme risk of wildfires, placing several regions under a red Category 5 alert.
Updated 27 Jul, 2025 10:37am
Three countries — China, India, and Pakistan — and one issue — water — will shape the fate of the Third Pole countries.
Updated 26 Jul, 2025 09:15am
Musadik Malik attends COP29 Heads of Delegation Retreat in Azerbaijan.
Updated 26 Jul, 2025 10:27am
Move hailed as "major step towards environmental sustainability".
Published 25 Jul, 2025 10:14pm
Rescue teams evacuate 40 people trapped in Attock canal; retired colonel's body found in Rawalpindi after his car was swept away by floodwaters.
Updated 24 Jul, 2025 09:17pm
Recent catastrophes are "climate change in motion", warns Sherry Rehman.
Updated 24 Jul, 2025 09:38am
Countries breaching their climate obligations were committing a “wrongful act”, ICJ says in its advisory opinion.
Updated 24 Jul, 2025 12:05am
Study on how climate is affecting international cricket reveals the tournament saw 15 days of ‘Caution’ and two days of ‘Extreme Caution’ on the heat index.
Updated 22 Jul, 2025 07:47am
If the supply of plastic bags is banned, demand will naturally shift to the eco-friendly alternatives permitted to meet consumer needs.
Published 21 Jul, 2025 12:43pm
Temperatures in Tehran reach 40°C, with a further rise to 41°C forecast for Monday.
Published 20 Jul, 2025 09:47pm
World Bank report emphasises need for social safety nets, subsidies for less privileged.
Updated 20 Jul, 2025 09:23am
Thursday’s events must be seen not as an isolated disaster, but as a warning of what lies ahead.
Updated 19 Jul, 2025 09:23am
In practice, response remains post-disaster, not anticipatory.
Updated 19 Jul, 2025 09:01am
"High-level" flood warning issued for two locations; rains expected across KP till July 25; NDMA says 15 dead countrywide in last 24 hours.
Updated 18 Jul, 2025 11:19pm
Project’s revival follows "failure" of Musharraf-era water flow measurement system.
Updated 18 Jul, 2025 07:55am
