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When Weather Becomes a Security Threat

Aayza Amir Islamabad: For decades, national security was largely understood through the lens of traditional threats such as war, territorial disputes, and military rivalries.  Today, however, climate change has emerged as one of the…

Potohar Is Dying Under Concrete

Raziq Bhatti Islamabad: If we look back just two or three decades, the rhythm of nature in our region was entirely different. Spring would begin in early February, trees and plants would blossom naturally, summer would arrive by April,…

A Heated Planet, an Unequal Burden

Basit Ali/Mehnaz Bibi Lahore: Climate change is a harsh reality that is transforming our planet; it is no longer a distant threat. The warning signs are everywhere—floods are becoming fiercer due to heatwaves, rapidly melting glaciers,…

COP30: What Countries Agreed To

AFP/APP Belém, Brazil: The COP30 climate summit concluded after two weeks in Belem, marked by protests, street marches, and even a fire. Beneath the tents on the former airport site at the edge of the Amazon, nearly 200 nations adopted…