Sindh: floods and rural economy
Part II On top of the adverse global and national developments in a post-pandemic world, Sindh and Balochistan got severely hit by extraordinary torrential rains in a short interval of…
What have the floods taught us?
“Allah was angry with us when the rain came” – this was the response by most people under the wrath of the catastrophic floods this monsoon season. The extent of…
Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers’ livelihoods
Generations of Rahim Buksh’s ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan’s hottest city, no strangers to intense summers or monsoon rains. But this year Jacobabad…
In dire straits — the aftermath of rains and floods
Pakistan is amongst the countries that are worst affected by climate change. An early summer with extreme temperatures, melting of glaciers and long spells of rainfall, resulting in devastating floods…
Floods, debt, and SDRs
Pakistan is facing unprecedented floods of a profoundly catastrophic nature. While 3 million livestock have died in the flood-hit areas, the other mainstay of peoples’ livelihood in the shape of…
Preparing for the floods
Now that the very immediate rescue phase of super devastating floods in Pakistan is dovetailing into the relief phase to move towards the rehabilitation side, it is prudent to take…
Floods vs earthquakes
The destruction and loss of life caused by the devastating floods across Pakistan this summer have badly exposed multiple fragilities surrounding the country. Beyond the early price tag unveiled by…
Floods, food & debt crises, and 77th UNGA session
The United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA’s) 77th Session from September 13-27 comes at a very crucial time for Pakistan, as the country suffers from unprecedented floods, while it was already…
MDCAT exams postponed indefinitely due to floods
Announcing the postponement of Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) indefinitely due to the devastating floods, Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel Wednesday said the newly-constituted Medical and Dental…
Floods continue to be ignored by IMF
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has repeatedly claimed that the harsh conditions agreed on behalf of the hapless people of this country in the sixth/seventh review documents uploaded by the International…
