Climate Change
New system to track pollution hotspots and forecast air quality.
Updated 08 Sep, 2026 07:57am
Pakistan still isn’t able to properly tap into the billions of dollars.
Updated 07 Sep, 2026 05:18pm
Pakistan must move from policy ambition to measurable, financed implementation.
Updated 07 Sep, 2026 11:11am
Cells created after the goals were adopted in 2015 first became dysfunctional and were eventually dissolved
Updated 07 Sep, 2026 07:46am
Adaptation cannot remain confined to emergency response after floods, heatwaves or droughts.
Updated 06 Sep, 2026 09:54am
Severe downpours swamp vehicles and cause a three-storey brick building to collapse; local authorities have shut schools and suspended public transport.
Published 04 Sep, 2026 11:03am
The weather phenomenon will peak towards the end of this year, but its knock-on impacts for climate will continue well into 2027, UN's weather agency says.
Published 03 Sep, 2026 02:44pm
UN outlines how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay in climate-vulnerable nations.
Published 03 Sep, 2026 07:01am
Criticises the persistent description of water flowing into the sea as “wastage”, saying the argument showed a lack of knowledge of the natural functioning of a river and delta.
Updated 02 Sep, 2026 08:28am
Number of missing in Nepal drops to 3,916, as rescue efforts enter seventh day; PM Shah says Kathmandu should press its case internationally.
Published 01 Sep, 2026 11:44am
Experts agree that climate change must be treated as a present reality rather than a distant future threat.
Published 29 Aug, 2026 04:55am
The glacier collapse was large enough to register as a 5.2-magnitude “seismic event”, initially mistaken for an earthquake.
Updated 27 Aug, 2026 05:48pm
Many of the missing include visitors from India, China; US Geological Survey believes the disaster was caused by a glacial collapse.
Updated 27 Aug, 2026 10:01pm
Nepal's tourism board says Americans, Indians, Malaysians and Britons among hundreds unaccounted for; PM Shehbaz expresses condolences.
Updated 26 Aug, 2026 11:30pm
Enforcement against water pollution also declines between July 21 and Aug 21 as compared to previous year.
Updated 25 Aug, 2026 09:05am
“I have never seen an El Niño signal this intense in our forecasts," Met Office official says.
Published 21 Aug, 2026 02:21pm
Under the instructions, schools have been told to limit outdoor activities and check the Air Quality Index before allowing outdoor workouts or exercises.
Updated 19 Aug, 2026 07:38am
Everyone says the seasons have changed.
Published 18 Aug, 2026 10:57am
SPD ministers seek constitutional backing for nature conservation; Merz’s party warns of costs, hurdles over proposed funding.
Updated 18 Aug, 2026 08:00am
Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gujrat at risk of urban flooding; PDMA warns of continued rains across region through Aug 21.
Updated 18 Aug, 2026 07:54am
“Progress remains uneven and continues to affect implementation,” says the Washington-based multilateral lending agency in its public disclosure.
Updated 18 Aug, 2026 07:30am
Brussels activates EU emergency protocols as nation’s largest blaze scorches 1,600 hectares; water bombers, helicopters deployed from across Europe.
Updated 16 Aug, 2026 08:07am
Appreciates the use of artificial intelligence and modern technology at the National Emergencies Operation Centre.
Published 15 Aug, 2026 12:00pm
Planning ministry says work has commenced on 74,988 houses, of which 26,357 have already been completed under owner-driven construction model.
Updated 14 Aug, 2026 08:03am
The platform aims to safeguard agriculture in south Punjab against climate shocks, water scarcity.
Updated 13 Aug, 2026 08:24am
Sherry says climate change ministry doing same work as PCCA; sees no reason for a separate authority with 24 sanctioned posts.
Updated 12 Aug, 2026 08:01am
Worldwide economic losses from natural disasters reach $100bn.
Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:56am
Cautions exclusion could deepen poverty, disaster risks, social tensions.
Updated 11 Aug, 2026 08:05am
Greece reports second fire this season near Athens; heat and drought drive rivers across Europe to record lows.
Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:08pm
Climate change makes summers even hotter in a country already used to temperatures well over 40°C .
Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:52am
