Climate Change
PDMA says rainfall to continue until Aug 21; 7 houses destroyed, 38 damaged; rescue teams shift 2,071 stranded people to safety.
Updated 16 Aug, 2025 10:14am
Buner reports 91 deaths, Shangla 23, Bajaur 21 and Battagram 15 fatalities as Mansehra cloudburst claims 32 lives; dozen killed in GB.
Updated 16 Aug, 2025 07:46am
PM directs NDMA chairman to further coordinate with KP provincial govt for rescue and relief activities, talks to CM and governor.
Updated 15 Aug, 2025 10:31pm
Several countries voice disappointment as talks on plastic pollution in Geneva collapse with no deal.
Updated 15 Aug, 2025 02:41pm
Around 50 injured; disaster management official says search for 80 people unaccounted for "intensified".
Published 15 Aug, 2025 12:05pm
KP's Buner sees highest toll of 91; five killed in KP govt rescue helicopter crash; bridges washed away in AJK; power outages reported in GB's Skardu.
Updated 15 Aug, 2025 11:41pm
Environmental challenges require patience that comes from clear direction.
Updated 14 Aug, 2025 09:14am
Musadik Malik says he is "extremely disappointed" at UN system, as plastic talks remain stalled.
Updated 14 Aug, 2025 12:46pm
Thousands remain stranded as rehabilitation work underway across GB; over 50 locals narrowly escape flooding in Gulmit area.
Published 13 Aug, 2025 05:41pm
PMD forecasts heavy rains, Glofs, landslides in several parts of country.
Updated 13 Aug, 2025 09:50am
Intensifying temperatures have caused a 25-38 per cent reduction in tropical bird populations between 1950 and 2020.
Updated 12 Aug, 2025 11:13am
Negotiations left with four working days to strike a legally-binding instrument to tackle the plastic problem.
Updated 10 Aug, 2025 11:55am
Countries have issued heat warnings as soaring temperatures cause deadly heatwaves and wildfires.
Published 08 Aug, 2025 01:40pm
Without meaningful investments in human capital, democratic participation becomes wide in scope but shallow in deliberative capacity.
Updated 08 Aug, 2025 08:46am
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
