climate change

News Desk KHANEWAL: Pakistan is ranked as the fifth country largely hit by climate change but it will be the first to introduce environment and climate change as a subject to school children in south Punjab in order to nurture a generation…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: One of the litmus tests for any country’s claim to civility and inclusiveness is how it treats its religious minorities. Religious minorities make up about 4 percent of Pakistan’s indigenous population, comprising…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned the concerned authorities to take precautionary measures in wake of more rains during the coming days due to another low-pressure area (LPA) approaching Sindh from…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Speakers at an international symposium on Monday stressed the need to have a systematic approach to address food security challenges in the country. The participants of the symposium also stressed the need for…

News Desk Islamabad: Speakers at a seminar on Friday were convinced that mitigating the impacts of climate change on youth is of utmost importance as almost 27 per cent of Pakistan's population is between 15 to 29 years. The number of…

News Desk Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday said abnormal monsoon rains would remain a regular feature and the country’s overall infrastructure was not ready for such disasters, which would…

News Desk Islamabad: Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with rural areas in the province of Balochistan among the worst-hit, according to the National…

News Desk Chitral: The scenic valley of Oveer Lasht is always in danger of Glacial Lake outburst flood and they have sleepless nights this year too. The residents of the area have appealed to the government to construct a protection…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: The Monsoon torrential rains causing multiple risks and hazards have resulted in 186 deaths and injured 181 individuals since June 14 across the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) informed.…

APP Islamabad: The country’s oldest and custodian of thousands of year’s ancient civilizations of the region of River Indus is facing serious pollution. The Living Indus Initiative is envisaged to address this serious problem. The…