Islamabad is Vulnerable to Floods Despite Being a Planned City: UN Report
A new United Nations report has highlighted Islamabad’s vulnerability to localized flooding, despite being a planned city, ...
Mongabay News2 天
In Pakistan, sea level rise & displacement follow fisherfolk wherever they go
On a chilly night in February, Umar Dablo, a resident of Pakistan’s southern coastal city Karachi, spent three nights in his ...
Non-BIS approved bicycles, parts flooding markets: Industrialists
Ludhiana-based cycle manufacturers have raised concerns over import of non-Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) approved bicycle ...
The Express Tribune on MSN2 天
Snow and rain trigger flooding and landslides in northern K-P
Heavy rain, hail and snow battered northern parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province for a third consecutive day, triggering flash floods and landslides that disrupted daily life and left several key ...
Opinion
Dawn6 小时Opinion
Jobless therapists
PHYSICAL therapists in Pakistan face an uphill battle. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of structured ...
Dawn3 天
UN report uncovers twin cities’ vulnerability to natural hazards
The report titled, ‘Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRA)’, for Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Nowshera was ...
Water and Climate: Rising Risks for Urban Populations
Pakistan’s cities, including Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, and Karachi, face worsening climate threats, warns a new ...
Business Recorder8 天
‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative to combat water challenges: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday stated that the government’s ‘Recharge Pakistan’ initiative ...
Pakistan calls for multilateral approach to achieve ‘zero-waste’ world
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (APP): Pakistan has called for a multilateral approach approach to achieve the goal of a ‘zero-waste’ world, as the UN chief warned that “toxin-filled waste is seeping into our ...