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News Desk Quetta: Balochistan is the region most severely affected by climate change, and the younger generation must be ready to address these challenges, experts emphasized during a panel discussion and Q&A session in Quetta on…

News Desk Islamabad: Romina Khurshid Alam, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, stressed the urgent need for regional collaboration to address the severe risks posed by climate change in the Hindu Kush Karakoram Himalaya…

AFP/APP Feni: Nearly 300,000 people in Bangladesh have taken refuge in emergency shelters due to floods that have inundated vast areas of the low-lying country, disaster officials reported on Saturday. The flooding, triggered by heavy…

News Desk Islamabad:  The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has launched a robust campaign to eliminate plastic bags from local markets in the Federal Capital, emphasizing zero tolerance for violations. During a recent…

News Desk Lahore: Punjab Health Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Committee for Disaster Management, Khawaja Salman Rafique, emphasized the importance of raising public awareness about the risks associated with rains and floods at the…

AFP/APP Chico: A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday. The so-called Park Fire burned more than 350,000 acres (142,000 hectares)…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Presidency of the 29th Global Climate Change Conference (COP29) has announced the formation of a diverse and multi-stakeholder international advisory committee for inclusive climate action, guided by the motto…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: Pakistan is increasingly at the forefront of nations grappling with the severe impacts of climate change. The country's dependence on monsoon rains and the Indus Basin glaciers renders it highly vulnerable to…

Zareef Baloch  Gwadar: After unexpected rainfall inundated Gwadar, residents like Shama found themselves in disbelief as water seeped into their homes and flooded the streets.  "We never imagined our houses would be underwater, but in…

News Desk  Skardu: The melting of glaciers has caused severe flooding in Skardu, resulting in the destruction of more than two dozen houses and crops on hundreds of kanals of land. The flood channel has affected several villages near…