Urban centres in Pakistan, mainly cities like Karachi and Lahore, confront intensified flooding, rising temperatures, and stressed infrastructure because of climate change. Rapid urbanization together with poor planning worsens these…
This year has been a year of elections, the most ever observed in a calendar year in international history. It has also been a year of increasing far-right populism. A…
IT is no secret that Pakistan faces an existential climate change crisis. Currently ranked fifth in the Global Climate Risk Index, we are at severe risk of exposure to extreme…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global SOS – “Save Our Seas” – as he visited the Pacific Island nation of Tonga on Tuesday with a plea to the international…
AS the planet bakes in the hottest summer ever, with each passing month warmer than the last, the climate crisis is depriving children of some of their basic human rights…
In Gaza City’s Al-Ahli Hospital, five-year-old Amir Habib al-Habeel screams out in pain from the burns he suffered from an Israeli air strike on his home in Shujaiya a fortnight…
THE last time Karachi’s mortuaries ran out of space was in 2015, and frighteningly enough, for the same reason. Nine years ago, a merciless heatwave swept Karachi’s most vulnerable, and…
AFTER months of silence, we heard from the military’s spokesperson. The televised presser was supposed to be a briefing on counterterrorism efforts and the recent violence in Bannu. But the talk digressed to…
LAHORE and the monsoons have a strange relationship. When the sweltering summer months approach, the anticipation of barsaat brings respite to the residents. However, the relief comes with its own…
CLIMATE change does not need passports as it does not respect borders. Pakistan’s climate risks are rooted in shared ecosystems with its neighbours. Major regional climatic developments and trends often…
