Waiting for El Nino Updated 12 Sep, 2026 07:44am There is warm water in the Pacific that is making the weather go haywire globally. This is referred to as ‘El Nino’...
Waiting for the water Published 11 Sep, 2026 06:00am EDITORIAL: A warning that the Indus has shifted nearly 4.5 kilometres east of Larkana over roughly 35 years and is...
Dispatch of emergency relief aid to Nepal later this week: PM Published 04 Sep, 2026 07:26am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan would dispatch emergency relief assistance to...
Nepal's glacial collapse: Melting into disaster Updated 04 Sep, 2026 03:43pm Climate change is no longer a distant environmental argument about temperatures several decades into the future
Indus Waters Treaty: Weaponising a lifeline Updated 03 Sep, 2026 04:05pm EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek that...
OICCI pushes Pakistan to strengthen climate resilience Updated 01 Sep, 2026 06:46am KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has expressed deep sorrow over the...
Pakistan’s rural economy needs rescuing from its own govt Published 31 Aug, 2026 05:26am Pakistan’s economy has struggled to find sustained growth momentum over the past two years, held back in part by...
Nepal flood death toll rises to 781, with 2,502 missing: disaster authority Published 30 Aug, 2026 07:07pm Nepal’s missing list includes 592 foreigners unaccounted for
Rescuers claw through mud as Nepal, China flood missing toll nears 3,000 Published 29 Aug, 2026 05:55pm Figures from both countries put the number of missing close to 3,000, with 633 bodies recovered – and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India
Nepal floods: a humanitarian tragedy Updated 29 Aug, 2026 07:42am The devastating flash floods that struck Nepal on August 26 have once again reminded the world of the vulnerability...
Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burst Published 27 Aug, 2026 09:16pm Fresh flood warnings issued for the Himalayas as two new lakes, formed by glacier debris, threaten to burst on the Nepal-China border
Punjab’s climate test: from vision to implementation Published 26 Aug, 2026 04:57am Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern for Punjab. It is already reshaping daily life through...
The post-harvest deficit Published 25 Aug, 2026 04:54am EDITORIAL: The Asian Development Bank’s recently released report on Pakistan’s agribusiness sector has put a...
World Bank downgrades ratings of Sindh barrages project Updated 24 Aug, 2026 09:33am ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has downgraded the implementation and development ratings of Pakistan’s Sindh Barrages...
Low-level flooding reported at several points in Punjab Published 21 Aug, 2026 07:19am LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued a fresh flood fact sheet, reporting...
Floods and planning failure Published 20 Aug, 2026 04:19am EDITORIAL: The recent flooding in parts of Lahore and Gujranwala divisions is a sobering reminder that disasters are...
Flood situation largely normal in Punjab: PDMA Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab on Tuesday said that water flow in most rivers...
Tarbela Dam reaches full capacity Published 17 Aug, 2026 04:46am ISLAMABAD: Monsoon rains have significantly changed the water situation in the country’s rivers and reservoirs, with...
Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s east coast; over 1m evacuated Updated 10 Aug, 2026 05:16am BEIJING: Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the country’s...
Policy by abandonment Updated 08 Aug, 2026 06:08am EDITORIAL: 16 years is long enough for a child to become an adult, for governments to come and go, and for entire...
Floods in India's northeast kill nearly 100 Published 07 Aug, 2026 09:14pm Flood waters have submerged more than 14,000 hectares of cropland, an area almost one-and-a-half times the size of Paris
PDMA: Punjab rivers mostly flowing within normal range Published 07 Aug, 2026 07:04am LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab said on Thursday that water flow remains normal...
WAPDA informs NA body: Sindh releases Rs7.7bn for K-IV project Published 06 Aug, 2026 04:55am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday reviewed progress on the K-IV...
India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials Published 05 Aug, 2026 05:03pm Says Assam is among the hardest hit by the annual rains
Plea for establishing ‘monsoon economic damage dashboard’ Published 04 Aug, 2026 03:37am KARACHI: The President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and the All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Mian...
Waiting for the next flood Updated 02 Aug, 2026 04:56am EDITORIAL: Another monsoon, another death toll crossing the one hundred mark, another round of emergency meetings,...
Death toll rises to 110 so far: PM directs prompt response to monsoon-related emergencies Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:13am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday placed authorities across the country on high alert as the death...
Fresh spell to bring widespread rains, floods from 29th: PMD Published 29 Jul, 2026 05:14am KARACHI: Fresh monsoon currents are set to spread rain-bearing clouds across much of Pakistan from July 29, bringing...
DG PDMA reviews cracks in protective bunds, affected villages Published 28 Jul, 2026 05:33am LAHORE: Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab Umar Mela visited Tehsil Ferozwala...
Flooding forces residents to flee homes by boat in Pakistan Published 27 Jul, 2026 08:17pm Flood-related incidents, including by drowning and from house collapses, have killed 109 people in Pakistan since June 26