Climate Change
Environmental expert Dr Muhammad Arshad stressed the urgent need to make rainwater harvesting systems a mandatory component of urban construction.
Updated 27 Apr, 2026 08:43am
Evacuation orders are in place for 1,541 households or 3,233 residents in Otsuchi town; fires have consumed more than 1,300 hectares of land.
Published 26 Apr, 2026 05:19pm
Solar surge eases Pakistan power woes.
Updated 26 Apr, 2026 08:29am
The Forest Department highlights its ongoing reforestation initiatives, aimed at expanding green cover and mitigating the environmental impacts of climate change in arid regions.
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 08:42am
Insists there is lack of transparency regarding timber utilisation.
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:59am
Punjab’s Pera force has opened old wounds at Taunsa.
Published 24 Apr, 2026 04:29pm
El Nino typically occurs every two to seven years and lasts around nine to 12 months.
Published 24 Apr, 2026 02:32pm
Barbut’s office says it “chose not to address the climate issue head-on because the United States’ positions on this subject are well known”.
Published 24 Apr, 2026 05:03am
Chairing a meeting on pre-monsoon preparations, PM Shehbaz directs inquiry into the matter and "ineffective performance of relevant institutions".
Published 23 Apr, 2026 05:12pm
Unesco says that by failing to act now, natural systems in more than one in four sites could reach critical tipping points by 2050.
Published 23 Apr, 2026 03:05pm
Notes heatwaves threaten crop yields; rising temperatures disproportionately affect women farmers.
Updated 23 Apr, 2026 08:08am
$400,000 initiative targets flood-hit communities in south Punjab.
Updated 21 Apr, 2026 08:05am
Pakistan experienced massive floods due to monsoon, causing over 1,000 deaths and affecting 6.9m people, says Cred data.
Updated 21 Apr, 2026 10:56am
The Middle East war has shown that the world is as dependent as ever on “black gold".
Updated 20 Apr, 2026 07:53pm
Further details on the updated agenda will be shared by the organisers over the next few days.
Updated 19 Apr, 2026 09:29am
PMD says “hot and dry weather was likely to prevail over most parts” of Sindh in coming days.
Updated 15 Apr, 2026 04:54pm
The US-Israel war against Iran accelerated the climate crisis in both direct and indirect ways.
Updated 13 Apr, 2026 09:24am
PMD observes that the nation experienced several temperature extremes during the recently concluded month of March.
Updated 06 Apr, 2026 07:27am
The long-term ecological consequences of conflict are often overlooked in post-war reconstruction efforts, which typically prioritise physical infrastructure and immediate humanitarian relief.
Updated 31 Mar, 2026 05:14pm
Long-term assessments confirm intensifying extremes with serious flooding and drought-like conditions possible throughout the country in the coming times.
Updated 30 Mar, 2026 09:08am
CIL research says low- and middle-income countries to account for 90pc of premature deaths due to heat.
Published 25 Mar, 2026 03:31pm
The world isn’t just running short of water. According to a new UN report, it is going bankrupt. For Pakistan, dependent on a single river basin
Updated 15 Mar, 2026 04:06pm
“Over the past 10 years, the estimated warming rate has been around 0.35C per decade," a study found.
Published 08 Mar, 2026 07:08am
Five-year bond to raise awareness of glacier melt, engaging with investors on ADB’s projects and programmes.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 09:14am
The collaboration will enable citizens to report climate-related incidents in real time.
Published 26 Feb, 2026 05:15pm
Climate change in Pakistan is no longer just about risk recognition or finance mobilisation; it is about converting resources into a timely response.
Published 25 Feb, 2026 02:29pm
In its Feb-April weather outlook, PMD indicates that the risk of glacier melt acceleration and potential Glof occurrences may increase in vulnerable areas.
Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:02pm
715 shrubs and 74 dead trees also removed; RCB pledges to plant 10 trees for each dead one.
Updated 22 Feb, 2026 10:53am
The floods of 2022 and 2025 were not just nature’s wrath. They were mirrors, reflecting how society is organised — who is protected and who is left exposed.
Published 12 Feb, 2026 12:02pm
Water levels are dropping due to stoppage of inflows from the Indus for eight years now, official says.
Updated 03 Feb, 2026 08:38am
