Flash floods kill 50 in one day in north Afghanistan KABUL: At least 50 people, mainly women and children, were killed Friday in flash flooding that ripped through... Published 10 May, 2024 11:30pm
Opinion Climate change, plastic pollution, and waste management Pakistan is among the top-ten climate change vulnerable country. Global warming needs to be controlled, and a... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Opinion Prioritising sustainable, small-scale farming Evolution is natural ongoing phenomena since day one and there is a famous phrase of philosophers and scientists... Published 14 Apr, 2024 03:23am
World Global warming will ‘decimate’ G20 economies without unity: UN climate head LONDON: UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Wednesday warned G20 nations their economies face decimation and they must... Published 10 Apr, 2024 07:46pm
World Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts STRASBOURG, (France): Europe’s top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate... Published 08 Apr, 2024 04:46am
Editorials Improving the climate governance framework EDITORIAL: Transparency International Pakistan’s (TIP’s) latest findings, that the country faces losses worth $4... Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:37am
World Global warming to raise food prices, inflation: study PARIS: Global warming and heatwaves are expected to further increase food prices and overall inflation across the... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
World Pollution risks worsening global water scarcity: study PARIS: Water scarcity could affect three billion more people than previously expected by mid-century, with increased... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Pakistan NUST seminar: Comprehensive overhaul of govt’s fiscal apparatus vital: Shamshad ISLAMABAD: Effective implementation of bold and ambitious reforms is imperative to usher in a new era of development... Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am
World World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study PARIS: The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions... Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:28pm
World UN chief, COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels DUBAI: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit to plan for a future... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Print Climate plans: Over 130 nations agree to include food, agriculture DUBAI: More than 130 countries agreed to prioritise food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in... Updated 02 Dec, 2023 03:51pm
World COP28 opens with launch of loss and damage fund DUBAI: Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
Opinion Alarming threat of global warming and lagging climate finance The progress made since the landmark Paris Agreement back in 2015 is seriously lagging as pointed out by a recently... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
World Extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming: study WASHINGTON: State-of-the-art climate models drastically underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am
Pakistan Activists rally for food security, slam land commercialization LAHORE: Climate and environmental activists at a demonstration demanded of the provincial government to stop... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am
World Nearly all world’s population exposed to global warming over June-Sept SINGAPORE: Nearly all of the world’s population experienced higher temperatures from June to August as a result of... Published 08 Sep, 2023 09:58am
World Global warming predicted to cost Australia billions SYDNEY: Global warming could cost Australia’s economy hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming decades if... Published 24 Aug, 2023 10:55am
World US to invest $1.2bn on facilities to pull carbon from air WASHINGTON: The US government said Friday it will spend up to $1.2 billion for two pioneering facilities to vacuum... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am
World Pain, anger as Hawaii fire death toll climbs to 80 LAHAINA, (United States): The death toll from a horrific wildfire in Hawaii climbed to 80 as residents confronted ... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am
Print Savage heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage ROME: Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple... Updated 17 Jul, 2023 08:38am
Business & Finance Field formations can’t deny benefit of exemption to entitled taxpayers LAHORE: Field formations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) cannot deny the benefit of an exemption if the... Published 23 May, 2023 06:14am
Editorials Warmest years ever are ahead EDITORIAL: While extreme weather events have increased in frequency and intensity during the recent years, the World... Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am
Editorials Confronting climate change EDITORIAL: While Pakistan is still reeling from the effects of last year’s devastating floods, the UN has issued a... Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am
Print Climate protesters launch four-day mass action in London LONDON: Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion on Friday began four days of action in London, promising... Updated 22 Apr, 2023 09:26am
Pakistan Farmers concerned over decrease in tobacco cultivation area ISLAMABAD: Farmers expressed serious concern that the total tobacco production area has sharply decreased from ... Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am
Perspectives Pakistan’s economic crisis can derail Paris Agreement goals Pakistan has long been grappling with environmental degradation and is one of the most vulnerable countries in the... Published 23 Feb, 2023 07:17pm
Pakistan Bilawal underscores need for developing blue economy KARACHI: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday inaugurated Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition ... Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Opinion Politics, cash, fame: what motivates climate change deniers Right-wing ideologues funded by fossil fuels, fame-seeking narcissists and doubt mongers monetising their content ... Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance UN chief slams oil firms for ‘big lie’ on global warming DAVOS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres skewered oil firms on Wednesday for having “peddled the big lie”... Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees
