sustainability

Abdul Samad Tariq Islamabad: On any given weekend, thousands of people climb the winding trails of Margalla Hills National Park seeking fresh air, exercise and panoramic views of Islamabad.  Hidden among them is a man carrying neither…

Dr Saeed Ahmad Ali Multan: From rising temperatures and worsening floods to declining biodiversity and water insecurity, Pakistan’s growing environmental challenges are being linked to a silent crisis, the rapid loss of its forests.…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Umarkot: The floods that struck Pakistan in 2011 and 2022 were not only humanitarian disasters; they were warnings of a changing climate reality. The destruction of homes, crops, roads, and livelihoods revealed how…

APP Lahore: In a major step toward improving water quality and environmental sustainability in Punjab, the Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company (PMDFC) has completed Pakistan’s first pilot project using Floating Wetlands Technology…

AFP/APP Johannesburg: Leaders of the world’s largest economies will gather in Johannesburg on November 22–23 for the G20 summit — the first time the meeting is being held on African soil. The summit comes amid heightened global instability…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Umerkot: The skylines of Pakistan’s cities are changing and not for the better. What were once peaceful residential neighborhoods now echo with the noise of traffic, unchecked commerce, and relentless construction.…

M Atif Ismail Multan: In the quiet fields and sunlit rooftops of Multan, a quiet revolution is taking flight — one that hums with opportunity, sustainability, and the scent of wildflowers.  Beekeeping, once a traditional craft, is…

News Desk  Islamabad: Access to digital spaces and uninterrupted Internet should be recognized as fundamental rights alongside citizens' existing right to information, said human rights activist and former senator Farhatullah Babar.…

News Desk  Islamabad: Development Communications Network (Devcom-Pakistan) will confer the Pakistan Environmental Award upon the best green initiatives to mark World Environment Day (WED) on June 4.  This initiative aims to celebrate…

AFP/APP Dakar: The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday. The…