livelihoods

Islam Gul AfridiKhyber Bara: On a scorching July afternoon, when temperatures in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district rise from 42 to 46 degrees Celsius, Muhammad Shafiq Khan is not just running a cattle farm, he is fighting a daily…

Shah Khalid ShahBajaur: In the rugged mountains of Bajaur, where communities live close to nature and depend heavily on livestock for survival, a tragic war between humans and wildlife has reignited a long-standing debate: how can…

Zareef BalochPasni: High tides and seasonal storms are washing away the livelihoods of Pasni's traditional salt producers, who say repeated losses and a lack of government support are threatening the survival of the century-old sea salt…

Fakhar-e-AlamPeshawar: As temperatures soar across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the province's forests are once again facing one of their greatest seasonal threats—wildfires.What often begins with a carelessly discarded cigarette butt…

M Atif IsmailMultan: For generations, sprawling mango orchards have been an integral part of Multan's identity, earning the city its reputation as Pakistan's mango capital. Beyond producing the country's prized fruit, these orchards…

Aayza AmirIslamabad: 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…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Beneath open skies and indifferent trees, they lie in rows — motorcycles upon motorcycles, rust settling where livelihoods once stood upright.This is not a scrapyard by design. It is a holding space, a…

News Desk Islamabad: A new United Nations assessment has warned that 7.5 million people in Pakistan are facing acute food insecurity and malnutrition following a year marked by devastating monsoon floods, prolonged drought and…

Abdul Samad Tariq Peshawar: As Pakistan reels from intensifying climate shocks — catastrophic floods, prolonged droughts and deepening water scarcity — one of its strongest defenses remains largely invisible and undervalued: wetlands.…

APPPeshawar: The absence of snowfall, prolonged dry spells and a sharp decline in winter rains have set alarm bells ringing across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where experts warn that Pakistan may be sliding toward desertification, drought and…