Learn from climate emergencies
Pakistan has once again become a victim of a climate-led disaster in the form of floods, hitting different parts of the country. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
Monetary policy and economic ground realities
In its most recent monetary policy statement (MPS), released on September 16 by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the policy rate has been kept unchanged at 11 percent due to…
The cost of climate change
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a fund for the flood victims, as he did during the 2022 floods, and has vowed to mobilise resources in coordination with provinces to support…
Climate change-induced catastrophes and economy
‘Flash floods in Pakistan have destroyed thousands of acres of crops in Punjab, the country’s largest producer. About 60 percent of the province’s rice crops and 30% of its sugarcane…
Economy: macro stability faces a climate test
The floods in 2025 seem much less devastating compared to the crisis the country faced in 2022. However, they are severely straining fragile economic stabilization, with macroeconomic implications that are…
The genocide and famine we allowed
n September 7, 2025, nearly two years into Israel’s war on Gaza, the human ledger is staggering. According to the UN’s humanitarian office (OCHA), 63,746 Palestinians have been killed and…
The real disaster is the system
Prevention is better than cure’ and ‘History repeats itself’ are cliches that capture the painful reality of our country. Floods in Pakistan precipitate scarcity and poverty. Pakistan is an agricultural…
Building flood resilience
I find myself writing, once again, about the recurring flood tragedies in Pakistan. Through my research on climate-induced displacements, I already emphasised that floods are not inevitable. With prudent planning…
Why Kalabagh Dam is not an option
For decades, the Kalabagh Dam has been pitched as the silver bullet to Pakistan’s water and power challenges. By the numbers, it promises thousands of megawatts of hydropower and millions…
This deluge of misgovernance
Some voices have romanticised the idea of letting Pakistan’s rivers run untamed, imagining that flows could simply be left to nature. The notion is appealing in theory but perilous in…
