ABC celebrates ‘Pakistan’s first ESG Excellence Awards’ KARACHI: The American Business Council (ABC) in Pakistan announced the 1st Annual Environmental, Social, and... Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am
World IMF warns climate shocks may increase conflict deaths NAIROBI: Climate change threatens to exacerbate conflict in fragile nations across the globe and lead to increased... Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am
World Greece wildfire scorches area bigger than New York City ATHENS: A wildfire burning in northeastern Greece for 11 days has destroyed an area larger than New York City, the... Published 29 Aug, 2023 11:03pm
World UN experts challenge Saudi Aramco over climate change GENEVA: UN experts have written to oil firm Saudi Aramco and its financial backers challenging them on allegations... Published 27 Aug, 2023 01:44pm
Pakistan Effective strategies sought to address agri sector’s vulnerabilities ISLAMABAD: Agriculture experts Friday called for effective strategies and policies to address the vulnerabilities of... Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am
Opinion Thought for food I am writing to highlight the important issue of food waste that affects not only Pakistan but the entire world. The... Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am
Opinion Economic policy by the interim govt Given Pakistan is facing very difficult economic challenge, mainly in the shape of bringing debt sustainability, on... Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:22am
Pakistan Children of rural areas more affected by famine, flood, drought: VC SAU HYDERABAD: The Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University Dr. Fateh Marri has said that the children of rural... Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am
World Global conservation mission sets sail from UK in Darwin’s wake LONDON: Almost two centuries after Charles Darwin’s voyage around the world, environmentalists plan to follow in his... Published 15 Aug, 2023 01:04pm
World After rise in climate direct action, Europe cracks down BERLIN: Simon Lachner had plans to glue himself to a German city thoroughfare in June to call public attention to... Published 10 Aug, 2023 12:55pm
Pakistan Global Carbon Budget 2022: Strategic steps required to address climate challenges KARACHI: Pakistan, grappling with the severe impacts of climate change, needs strategic measures on every front to... Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am
Editorials Global hunger index EDITORIAL: Nobody should be surprised that Pakistan is doing so badly on the Global Hunger Index (GHI), ranking 99... Published 06 Aug, 2023 03:18am
Opinion Debt, weak multilateralism, and austerity The number of developing countries having high debt levels, that is having public debt more than 60 percent of their... Updated 04 Aug, 2023 06:53am
World UN chief warns Earth in ‘era of global boiling’ UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday pleaded for immediate radical action on climate change, saying... Published 27 Jul, 2023 08:26pm
Editorials An agriculture revolution is needed EDITORIAL: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Khanewal Model... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:27am
Print Pakistan ranks 99th in Global Hunger Index ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, with serious levels of hunger, ranks 99th in the world community, revealed the Global Hunger... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:20am
World Europe, US heatwaves ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change PARIS: Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been “virtually... Published 25 Jul, 2023 11:28am
Print UN talks seek to fix ‘broken’ food system In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Updated 25 Jul, 2023 10:07am
World Pope urges world leaders to do more to tackle climate change VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Sunday that recent heat waves across many parts of the world and flooding in... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
Pakistan ‘Sixth South Asian Short Film Festival’:‘The Valleys Our Ancestors Chose’ wins award KARACHI: ‘The Valleys Our Ancestors Chose’, a captivating documentary and part of the docuseries ‘Voices from... Published 23 Jul, 2023 03:25am
Opinion Inequality, poverty, and austerity — II Unfortunately, both the IMF and individual countries practicing these, in or outside of the IMF programme, are not... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:25am
Pakistan Bank Alfalah launches plantation drive with WWF-Pakistan KARACHI: Bank Alfalah has initiated a GreenWay Forward, a plantation drive with World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
Pakistan IMF stresses Pakistan to accelerate efforts to adapt to climate impacts LAHORE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed Pakistan to accelerate crucial efforts to better adapt to... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
Pakistan Impacts of climate change: Pakistan categorised as ‘highly vulnerable’ ISLAMABAD: Environmental experts have categorized Pakistan as being “highly vulnerable” to the impacts of ... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
Opinion Monsoon mayhem A picture says a thousand words is a fact that has found its best expression from a photograph of the rising level ... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Markets Int’l Solar Clean Energy conference held: Call to maximise solar power production in Pakistan KARACHI: Speakers at the 3rd International Solar Clean Energy conference organised by the Energy Update here at ... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
World Rich-poor split could tighten ‘grip of poverty’: WB chief GANDHINAGAR (India): The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Opinion ‘Nexus thinking’ key to sustainable development in era of polycrisis We are living in an era of a polycrisis: the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency and... Updated 18 Jul, 2023 06:25am
Business & Finance Social development: HBL says has made significant contribution KARACHI: Habib Bank Limited (HBL), the largest private sector bank in Pakistan, has contributed over Rs 4 billion -... Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:22am
World UN verifies 48.8C in Sicily 2021 as European heat record GENEVA: The UN announced Monday that the 48.8C recorded on the Italian island of Sicily in 2021 had been verified as... Published 17 Jul, 2023 10:34pm
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?