environmental

News Desk Islamabad: Deforestation is causing temperature rises of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to a new study and interactive map developed by researchers at the University of Leeds.The tool, created by scientists…

APP Peshawar: At dawn, when the first light brushes the surface of the River Kabul, 35-year-old Hussain Ali pedals his rickety bicycle toward the water. For the past decade, this river has been both his workplace and his lifeline.…

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 Lahore: The air quality in major cities across Punjab has plunged to alarming levels, with Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching a hazardous 312 points, placing the city among the most polluted in the world on Sunday.…

Wania TahirIslamabad: A recent study by the US Pharmacopeia (USP) has reignited debate over the United States’ growing pharmaceutical vulnerability. According to the report, nearly 700 American active pharmaceutical ingredients…

Dr Ikramullah KhanBajaur: Bajaur today lives between anxiety and hope. Security worries have returned — shops close early, and travel feels unsafe after dusk. Parents wait anxiously for their children to return from school, and young…

Ali Nawaz RahimooTharparkar: Water, the most essential ingredient of life, is under severe strain in Tharparkar, Sindh’s arid desert district. Already crippled by chronic scarcity, Thar now faces an even deadlier challenge: the…

Abdul Samad TariqIslamabad: The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has launched an ambitious Vehicular Emission Control Action Plan (VECAP) to combat rising air pollution and smog levels in the federal capital. The…

Ali Nawaz RahimooUmarkot: Under the relentless desert sun, the scattered trees of Tharparkar are disappearing at an alarming pace. These green sentinels, which for generations anchored sand dunes, provided fodder for livestock, and…

APPFaisalabad: Pakistan has achieved a wheat production of 28.98 million tons, securing the 7th position globally, as agricultural scientists of the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) have successfully developed 715 new…