Shrinking snow forebodes water scarcity in Indus Basin
The Indus River Basin, the lifeline of Pakistan, is facing a looming threat of water scarcity, as snow cover across the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region has fallen to 27.8…
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Pressure mounts on German government over Afghans stranded in Pakistan
The Afghans were accepted under a refugee scheme set up by the previous German government, but have been stuck in Pakistan since conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office…
Pakistan among nations using water ‘inefficiently’
These hot spots, where water inefficiency coincides with drying trends, are most pronounced in Western Asia, Eastern Europe, and North Africa.
Pakistan may witness ‘coldest winter in decades’
According to a report, this could further stretch the coping mechanisms of households affected by floods, particularly in the mountainous regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit…
New World Bank report highlights rise in Pakistan’s poverty rate, calls for people-centred reforms
The report says this is largely owing to compounding shocks — including COVID-19, inflation, floods, and macroeconomic stress — but also because the consumption-driven growth…
Pakistan, China sign $4 billion MoUs in agriculture
Highlighting China’s $215 billion annual agricultural import market, Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said that Pakistan can play a…
Asia warming nearly twice as fast as global average: WMO report
The report says that 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest year on record depending on the dataset, with widespread and prolonged heatwaves. The warming trend between 1991–2024…
Kashmir named among world’s ‘most critical escalation points’
The Global Peace Index ranks Pakistan at 144, India at 115; says South Asia tensions remain perilously high.
India adding to nuclear stockpile, while Pakistan continues development of new delivery systems: report
SIPRI warned that the nine nuclear powers—US, Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel — are not only upgrading existing stockpiles, but also…
Climate disasters increasing risks of death, disease amongst children and elderly in Pakistan: Amnesty
New report documents many cases where kids, older adults prematurely lost lives in "often preventable" ways.