With eyes wide open
SIX years after Pulwama, India and Pakistan are back to doing what they do best — being ‘on the brink of a war’ or in an ‘eyeball-to-eyeball’ confrontation, whichever cliché one…
If the Indus goes,we go too
As Himalayan glaciers retreat and temperatures rise, South Asia’s rivers are becoming weapons of survival, not just sources of life. Nowhere is this more dangerous than along the Indus River,…
The climate crisis is now
A hailstorm in Islamabad and surrounding areas a few days ago delivered one of the harshest warnings for both urban and rural populations. Farmlands were devastated, and the expensive windscreens…
AI-powered drones track down fires in German forests
Inside a green orb planted in the German countryside is a high-tech aid to prevent wildfires that have grown more common and destructive with rising global temperatures. The installation, resembling…
Clear and present threat
It is time for a brisk, upright and orthodox approach to some of Pakistan’s immediate but huge challenges. Low reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at $10.088 billion,…
Profit vs planet
Climate change is a ticking time bomb, wreaking havoc globally. Rapid urbanisation, industrial development and excessive consumerism have put huge pressure on natural resources. Under these circumstances, an important question…
Sindhu’s roar
MIKHAIL Sholokhov, the great Russian writer of Quiet Flows the Don, perhaps never knew that there are rivers that do not flow quietly, whose roars are heard in the skies. The…
Water future
THE UN’s recently released World Water Development Report 2025 has amplified concerns about the water future of the Indus Basin. The report paints a grim picture of retreating glaciers that…
Green or gone? Our carbon challenge
It is no secret that Pakistan has been battered by an economic crunch for decades now. The investment climate is in the doldrums, as evidenced by the low investment-to-GDP rate…
The case for the Soan Dam
It is important to share several important geographical facts about Pakistan and its need for water storage. The first is climate change. Due to rising temperatures, we will have floods…
