Death by lightning
Unexpected rainfall in April in Karachi. Actually, totally unexpected weather not only in Karachi but in the entire country and specially in the province of Baluchistan which seems to be…
Climate crisis triggers spike in lightning strike deaths in India
Faizuddin is still traumatised from the lightning strike that killed his three friends as they took selfies atop a 400-year-old fort in India, where climate change is making lethal strikes…
Uncontrolled weather
It was not too long ago that I had written about the unusual deaths by lightning strikes across the country. This unusual phenomenon has only increased, claiming more lives. I…
Global climate chaos
Extreme weather events continue to manifest worldwide in various forms. A few days back, Toronto (Canada) experienced over 100 millimeters (about four inches) of rain, matching the average rainfall for…
The one who cannot be seen
In a far-off island of New Guinea, surrounded by dense fog, engulfed in rain and covered by thick forest – such that one cannot even see the sky from the…
Bashar al-Assad’s fall
The fall of Damascus the Syrian capital came on December 8, 2024 as the climax to the fall of city after city to the lightning offensive launched on November 27…
Where buses are burnt
The smouldering carcasses of the newly launched ‘Red Buses’ in Karachi for me were a bleak reminder of the city’s troubled past. Amid the ruins, one can’t help but ponder…
Remembering 1977
The year 2022 marks 45 years since the fateful days of 1977. As the nation prepared to celebrate 30 years of its independence, the country that had already lost its…
Back where we started from
It has been twenty years since Afghanistan was attacked by the US and its allied forces to eliminate the Taliban. An estimated 170,000 people died – including 2,460 US service…
A glimpse of hell
The phrase “hell on earth” was recently used by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to describe the situation in Eastern Ghouta, Syria. The previous week was particularly horrific. The airstrikes…
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