Climate Change

News Desk  Peshawar: At least 17 people have been killed and 56 others injured in rain-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as intermittent downpours continue to batter the province since March 25. According to the Provincial…

News Desk  Loralai: Authorities in Loralai have stepped up emergency preparedness following heavy rainfall and hailstorms, with police and district administration intensifying efforts to prevent potential loss of life and property.…

News Desk  Islamabad: As Pakistan grapples with rising water stress and increasingly erratic weather patterns, the government has unveiled its first-ever National Drought Action Plan (NDAP), marking a strategic shift from reactive…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan has emerged as the world’s most polluted country in 2025, highlighting a worsening environmental and public health crisis driven by dangerously high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). According…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: In South Asia, summers are no longer just hot, they are relentless. Across Pakistan, Afghanistan,  Bangladesh, and India, rising temperatures and prolonged heatwaves are rapidly becoming the new normal.  For…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has assured the public that Pakistan remains safe from any environmental or radiation hazards despite the ongoing bombings in Iran. Spokesperson Anjum Nazir stated…

News Desk  Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that toxic air pollution and so-called “black rain” reported in parts of Iran after recent strikes on oil facilities could pose serious health risks, particularly…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned that the alleged heavy bombing of oil reserves in Iran by Israel and the United States could potentially cause serious environmental impacts in the region,…

Nadeem Khan Quetta: Before sunrise in Panjgur, Rahima Baloch begins her day fetching water from a distant well before the desert heat climbs above 45°C.  But the 32-year-old mother of four is already exhausted. Years of drought have…

Nadeem Khan Quetta: South Asia is heating up. Summers are getting hotter and longer, with extreme heatwaves increasingly becoming the new normal across Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India. But for many people, this is not just an abstract…