Beyond the divide: rethinking federal-provincial collaboration for economic transformation—II Agriculture, livelihoods, and forests: climate impacts and systemic constraints Agriculture remains the backbone... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:01am
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Print Climate change woes: PM for more global funding ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for special financial assistance from international... Updated 23 Apr, 2025 02:38pm
Perspectives Climate financing Pakistan’s survival Pakistan is the proverbial canary in the coal mine as the world descends into global climate crisis. It has recently... Published 11 Apr, 2025 04:39pm
Opinion Improving investment climate The investment climate in Pakistan continues to struggle through a complex and often conflicting environment. The... Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am
Print Flood rehabilitation: World Bank may approve $150m more for Sindh govt ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to approve additional financing of $150 million to support the government of... Updated 09 Apr, 2025 09:19am
Opinion Issues in provision of adequate level of climate finance The World Bank Group (WBG) in its 2023 released ‘Pakistan – Country climate and development report’ pointed ... Updated 04 Apr, 2025 06:25am
World World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks ROME: A gathering of countries in Rome this week agreed a plan to generate $200 billion in finance a year by 2030 to... Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:28am
Opinion Climate change, Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and beyond On their webpage, titled ‘Resilience, environment, and climate change’ the United Nations Development Programme... Updated 28 Feb, 2025 11:56pm
Editorials Climate change debate EDITORIAL: The United States’ decision to sit out the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)... Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:52am
Print Financial inclusion: Banks urged to leverage technology KARACHI: The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday urged banks to leverage technology to enhance... Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:21am
Print Talks on $1.5bn climate resilience funding begin Talks will continue until February 28 and cover carbon levies, electric vehicles, subsidies Updated 25 Feb, 2025 03:16pm
Business & Finance Green Climate Fund approves $687m in investments LONDON: The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest fund helping developing countries deal with the impacts... Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am
Business & Finance Aurangzeb vows to foster conducive investment climate ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb has reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to fostering a... Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am
Business & Finance HBL partners with Ahya to achieve net-zero and climate targets KARACHI: HBL, Pakistan’s leading bank, has partnered with Ahya Technologies, a Pakistani company specializing in... Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:13am
Pakistan $1bn climate finance talks next week ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund mission will arrive in Islamabad next week to discuss around $1 billion in... Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am
Print Aurangzeb for urgent economic reforms to restore credibility Brief lawmakers on the country’s climate financing challenges and its negotiations with international lenders Updated 21 Feb, 2025 04:02pm
Pakistan Climate crisis: youth can be ‘game-changer’, says Sherry Rehman Former climate change minister Sherry Rehman on Saturday said Pakistan youth could be a game-changer in tackling the... Updated 08 Feb, 2025 10:53pm
Pakistan Gilani calls for climate finance, tech transfer ISLAMABAD: Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that despite contributing less than one per cent to... Published 08 Feb, 2025 07:35am
Print Climate change: PM demands grants for developing nations ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed on Friday the need for more predictable, flexible, and grant-based... Updated 08 Feb, 2025 01:59pm
Markets Carbon markets being explored through innovative financial mechanisms: Gilani Acting president says climate change not just environmental concern but fundamental economic security issue Updated 07 Feb, 2025 10:46pm
Print Population boost, climate change: Sustainability hinges on two existential issues: Aurangzeb Says the State Bank of Pakistan will issue comprehensive guidelines for a green economy framework Updated 07 Feb, 2025 02:08pm
Business & Finance National Carbon Policy: Pakistan lags behind regional counterparts: PRGMEA LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has said the Pakistan’s... Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:21am
Business & Finance Mitigating climate risks: Aurangzeb underscores importance of global cooperation ISLAMABAD: A delegation from the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) – V20, representing a coalition of finance... Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am
Pakistan Sherry Rehman urges stakeholders to incentivise EV buyers to overcome climate change impacts Senator and Chairperson, Standing Committee on Climate Change, Sherry Rehman warned Saturday that transport-born... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:22pm
Editorials Confused about climate change EDITORIAL: Senator Sherry Rehman is right to note that “institutional Pakistan remains confused about climate... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:30am
Print Climate funding: ADB commits Rs700bn, IFIs follow suit ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was told that International Financial... Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:23am
Print Population, economy: ICJ apprised of woeful climate change impacts Attorney General Mansoor Awan presents Pakistan’s case at the International Court of Justice Updated 13 Dec, 2024 03:58pm
Opinion Does COP29 matter amid eroded political consensus? The comity of nations is joined together like the beads of a rosary through the multilateral platform of the United... Updated 05 Dec, 2024 07:37am
Business & Finance InnoCSR, Reserve Carbon partner to launch good bricks model plant KARACHI: Pakistan — InnoCSR, a leading advocate for sustainable development, in partnership with Reserve Carbon,... Updated 02 Dec, 2024 06:55am