Climate Change

New Desk  Lahore: The people of Lahore woke up again this week to a thick, choking haze — a poisonous fog that has turned their city into a gas chamber. But this time, health experts say, the toxic air did not originate within Punjab…

News Desk  Islamabad:  Nearly 20 per cent of heavy transport vehicles in Islamabad are breaching national emission standards, a Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) study has revealed, raising concerns about the city’s…

AFP/APP WASHINGTON: The United States will not send any top officials to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month, a White House official said Saturday, as President Donald Trump focuses on boosting fossil fuels instead of…

Shah Khalid Shah Jee  Bajaur: In a world where pollution has taken many forms—air, water, noise—there’s one silent intruder that often goes unnoticed yet poses a serious threat to all living beings: light pollution. Unlike other types of…

News Desk  Islamabad: A group of Pakistani farmers affected by the devastating 2022 floods has initiated legal action against two of Germany’s largest industrial companies — energy firm RWE and cement producer Heidelberg — seeking €1…

APP Gwadar: The Balochistan government has stepped up coordinated efforts to tackle the worsening water crisis in Gwadar and adjoining areas, directing multiple departments to ensure steady and equitable water distribution across the…

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecast near-normal rainfall across most parts of the country over the next three to four months, along with colder nights and a gradual drop in temperatures as…

AFP/APP  Paris:  Climate change is ravaging global health, with policy failures leading to “millions” of preventable deaths each year, according to The Lancet’s Countdown 2024 report released on Wednesday. The international team of…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan’s groundwater lifeline is fast running dry — and the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has sounded the alarm.  In a new policy roadmap unveiled at a seminar co-hosted with the Planning…

Xinhua/APP UN: The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has reported significant progress in countries’ climate commitments, noting improvements in the quality, credibility, and economic coverage of their nationally…