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Antarctic climate shifts threaten ‘catastrophic’ impacts globally

Irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by metres, warn scientists.

Published 21 Aug, 2025 05:37am

UN-OCHA working with govt to manage future disasters, says its chief

OCHA, with partners, is conducting direct observation assessments in nine flood-hit KP districts to identify priority needs.

Updated 21 Aug, 2025 09:42am

PM Shehbaz visits KP’s flood-affected areas as 14 more bodies recovered

PM accompanied by COAS, federal ministers; emphasises that every available resource will be mobilised for recovery; death toll rises to 385; UK's King Charles offers condolences.

Updated 20 Aug, 2025 10:29pm

Why have cloudbursts killed hundreds in Pakistan and India this monsoon season?

So far, this monsoon season has seen four major cloudbursts, including in India's Uttarakhand and Pakistan's Buner.

Published 20 Aug, 2025 05:22pm

Thousands await help as GB limps towards normalcy

Residents complain of water shortage in several districts.

Updated 20 Aug, 2025 09:40am

Flooded, forgotten, forsaken — Pakistan’s endless monsoon crisis

Underneath the fatal climate events that have hit the country's mountainous north are factors that are controllable yet ignored every year, every time.

Updated 19 Aug, 2025 03:00pm

Analysis: Politics of ‘cloudburst’: why officials are at odds over rainfall predictions

Met Office insists recent heavy rains in northern areas do not qualify as "cloudburst".

Updated 19 Aug, 2025 07:46am

Several more lives lost as rains continue to afflict KP

Many go missing as torrential downpour triggers landslides, flash floods; 17 dead in Swabi, two in Nowshera.

Updated 19 Aug, 2025 07:22am

KP govt releases Rs800m for flood-hit areas, Rs500m for worst-affected Buner as deaths hit 341

NDMA says 660 killed, 935 injured since June 26; PM pledges federal cabinet’s one-month salary for flood relief.

Updated 19 Aug, 2025 12:24am

A sobering climate shock

Climate justice without fiscal justice is an illusion.

Updated 18 Aug, 2025 03:06pm

President Zardari launches plantation drive, urges citizens to join fight against climate change

Says Aug 18 marks launch of nationwide tree plantation drive at a time when Pakistan faces the harsh realities of climate change.

Updated 18 Aug, 2025 11:44am

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa picks up the pieces after deadly deluge

At least 323 dead, 150 missing in the province; PM orders ministers to supervise KP relief efforts; 657 lives lost nationwide.

Updated 18 Aug, 2025 10:13am

Swat school principal’s swift order saves 900 students from floods

“It was exactly 9am when I had a last glance at the stream and sensed it was going to burst its banks due to continuing rains,” Saeed Ahmad says.

Published 17 Aug, 2025 10:37pm

Death toll in KP floods climbs to 323 as rescue operations continue

Buner district alone accounts for 217 deaths and 120 injuries, with more than 850 rescued; PM orders federal ministers to oversee relief operations.

Updated 17 Aug, 2025 10:52pm

Unprepared nation

The floods of 2010, 2022 and now 2025 mark an unbroken chain of escalating disasters.

Updated 17 Aug, 2025 08:22am

Villagers throng Nauseri Dam to collect timber after Neelum floods

Many question govt’s claims of halting deforestation after sudden accumulation of logs.

Updated 17 Aug, 2025 09:52am

In pictures: Pakistan’s north reels from death, ruined infrastructure after calamitous floods

Flash floods claim over 300 lives and wreak destruction across KP, GB and AJK.

Updated 16 Aug, 2025 10:36pm

Flash floods hit Buner hardest as death toll in northern areas surges to over 340

PDMA states 208 deaths in Buner alone, with DC saying 50 missing; PM directs NDMA chief to expedite rescue work in 9 affected districts.

Updated 16 Aug, 2025 11:23pm

Floods badly damage infrastructure in KP

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

KP grieves over 200 lives lost to floods

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 Shehbaz orders comprehensive flood relief operations in KP, AJK

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

Pakistan takes stand for ‘equitable access’ to green finance for developing nations

Several countries voice disappointment as talks on plastic pollution in Geneva collapse with no deal.

Updated 15 Aug, 2025 02:41pm

Rescuers scour debris as toll from occupied Kashmir flood rises to 60

Around 50 injured; disaster management official says search for 80 people unaccounted for "intensified".

Published 15 Aug, 2025 12:05pm

Over 200 killed as flash flooding devastates country’s northern areas

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