Climate Change
Allocations in all climate heads face cuts, except for disaster management.
Updated 21 Jun, 2026 07:29am
Calls for better coordination to tackle "climate polycrisis"as funding drops to Rs2.48bn from Rs3.5bn; terms monsoon preparedness "immediate' priority.
Updated 19 Jun, 2026 07:22am
Maps at-risk downstream populations near dangerous water bodies using satellite images; says El Nino may bring weaker monsoon, harsher heat waves, warmer winters.
Published 18 Jun, 2026 07:23am
A study has found that 166,000 square kilometres of the world's coral reefs are highly resistant to climate change.
Published 16 Jun, 2026 12:49pm
The country is confronting increasingly volatile weather patterns with consequences for agriculture, infrastructure, public health and economic planning.
Updated 15 Jun, 2026 08:44am
Deadly incidents caused by sudden roof collapses, electrocutions and flash floods.
Updated 15 Jun, 2026 08:04am
Pakistan’s first EPA-certified liquid tree will be shifted from Faisalabad to Lahore.
Published 14 Jun, 2026 03:32pm
Initiative helps identify, classify and track disaster-related expenditures.
Updated 13 Jun, 2026 11:23am
KARACHI: Explaining the phenomenon of feels-like temperature, Ameer Hyder Laghari, Chief Meteorologist at the...
Updated 13 Jun, 2026 10:28am
Bike riders, office workers, labourers struggle to cope with extreme heat; many women say household chores have become more exhausting.
Updated 13 Jun, 2026 10:29am
Rapid warming spikes sharply up north; AJK, GB, KP record highest annual temperatures in 65 years.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:29am
The disaster caused Rs822bn losses across the country, displaced 4m people.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:30am
One death in Lahore, two in Narowal; seven injured.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:18am
According to Met officials, the high pressure developed over the region will gradually subside and Karachi’s temperature will come down.
Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:07am
The Climate Impact Lab study is a mortality risk ranking and not a temperature ranking.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 03:39pm
Jacobabad becomes hottest place with 49.5°C; weatherman says no chances of rain in coming days in the city.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:07am
"Climate change-induced flash floods have been destroying spawning habitats of trout in most streams and tributaries by changing sediments and gravel size," says a WWF official.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 06:16pm
Actual temperature recorded at 37°C, relative humidity at 56pc.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 04:11pm
According to the Met Office, Dadu recorded 48°C, while Sukkur, Rohri and Khairpur registered around 46.5°C.
Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am
Experts call for making mental health part of calamity response.
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 09:47am
Mayor Wahab notes mangroves serve as a natural defence against coastal erosion, rising sea levels, and climate-related disasters.
Updated 31 Aug, 2026 04:16pm
In Karachi, the maximum temperature is expected to rise to 40°C - 43°C from June 8 to 12.
Updated 06 Jun, 2026 10:34pm
Climate action must begin with redesigning our cities.
Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:07am
Cites 2026 study that finds Karachi has highest urban-rural temperature difference; says emergency response not enough, the city must reduce heat at its source.
Updated 05 Jun, 2026 09:16am
From penalising green technology to sidelining adaptation, the government’s spending choices seem to contradict its own climate commitments.
Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:04am
Pakistan knows all too well the consequences of environmental neglect.
Updated 05 Jun, 2026 07:28am
Hot weather and below-normal rains are hurting crops and forcing farmers to reduce planting, farmers, analysts and traders say.
Published 04 Jun, 2026 10:31am
French envoy reaffirms continued international support for Pakistan’s climate initiatives.
Published 04 Jun, 2026 08:19am
Cunen is a hard-to-reach mountainous region where the majority of the approximately 47,000 residents are poor and rely on water from wells that are now going dry.
Published 03 Jun, 2026 01:03pm
WMO chief says El Niño could “exacerbate drought and heavy rainfall and increase the risk of heatwaves both on land and in the ocean".
Published 02 Jun, 2026 12:41pm
