Climate Change
Under the instructions, schools have been told to limit outdoor activities and check the Air Quality Index before allowing outdoor workouts or exercises.
Updated 19 Aug, 2026 07:38am
Everyone says the seasons have changed.
Published 18 Aug, 2026 10:57am
SPD ministers seek constitutional backing for nature conservation; Merz’s party warns of costs, hurdles over proposed funding.
Updated 18 Aug, 2026 08:00am
Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gujrat at risk of urban flooding; PDMA warns of continued rains across region through Aug 21.
Updated 18 Aug, 2026 07:54am
“Progress remains uneven and continues to affect implementation,” says the Washington-based multilateral lending agency in its public disclosure.
Updated 18 Aug, 2026 07:30am
Brussels activates EU emergency protocols as nation’s largest blaze scorches 1,600 hectares; water bombers, helicopters deployed from across Europe.
Updated 16 Aug, 2026 08:07am
Appreciates the use of artificial intelligence and modern technology at the National Emergencies Operation Centre.
Published 15 Aug, 2026 12:00pm
Planning ministry says work has commenced on 74,988 houses, of which 26,357 have already been completed under owner-driven construction model.
Updated 14 Aug, 2026 08:03am
The platform aims to safeguard agriculture in south Punjab against climate shocks, water scarcity.
Updated 13 Aug, 2026 08:24am
Sherry says climate change ministry doing same work as PCCA; sees no reason for a separate authority with 24 sanctioned posts.
Updated 12 Aug, 2026 08:01am
Worldwide economic losses from natural disasters reach $100bn.
Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:56am
Cautions exclusion could deepen poverty, disaster risks, social tensions.
Updated 11 Aug, 2026 08:05am
Greece reports second fire this season near Athens; heat and drought drive rivers across Europe to record lows.
Published 10 Aug, 2026 06:08pm
Climate change makes summers even hotter in a country already used to temperatures well over 40°C .
Published 10 Aug, 2026 11:52am
Over 134,000 flood-hit families in Balochistan being affected amid investigations of record tampering, duplicate claims.
Updated 10 Aug, 2026 07:20am
PAKISTAN has already paid a heavy human price this monsoon, even as another dangerous spell approaches. NDMA figures...
Updated 08 Aug, 2026 08:27am
Assam worst-hit state, with 87 fatalities; thousands displaced as rescue teams use rafts, inflatable boats to evacuate residents.
Published 06 Aug, 2026 07:38am
Much of South Korea has been placed under heat warnings, with many cities seeing temperatures climb into the high 30°C.
Published 02 Aug, 2026 11:31am
THE warning from the disaster management and weather authorities that a new monsoon spell could trigger urban...
Updated 02 Aug, 2026 08:15am
As Europe experiences the fastest warming of any continent and record-breaking heatwaves, drought has exposed the need to reconsider business practices.
Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:36am
Floods along GT Road affect over 1,000 houses, inundate over 43,000 acres of land; official says water in affected villages receding, warns rainfall may cause floods again.
Published 31 Jul, 2026 07:13am
Several villages along the Lahore-Gujranwala tract of GT Road have been fully submerged after nearby nullahs overflowed.
Updated 30 Jul, 2026 07:30am
89pc of Pakistan’s population trapped in deadly combination of extreme heat, lack of access to air conditioning.
Updated 29 Jul, 2026 08:28am
Warns of likely flash floods, landslides; Indus in medium-flood at Guddu, eastern rivers may surge amid fresh spell.
Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:20am
Spain has more than 73,000 evacuees and roughly 66,000 people under confinement.
Published 28 Jul, 2026 04:09pm
NDMA says heavy rains expected over next two days in AJK, GB and southern Sindh; another spell likely across the country from second week of September.
Updated 28 Jul, 2026 05:11pm
Food, fuel, medicine shortages worsen in cut-off areas; travellers advised to wait until roads are restored.
Updated 28 Jul, 2026 07:46am
More than 325,000 people have fled their homes so far; France’s blaze has caused a giant fire cloud called “pyrocumulonimbus”.
Updated 27 Jul, 2026 10:57pm
EVEN as Pakistan counts around 100 deaths since the onset of the monsoon season on June 26, it is bracing for ...
Published 27 Jul, 2026 07:32am
Junaid Anwar says mangroves acted as a natural shield against shoreline erosion, flooding and storm surges while protecting coastal communities, ports and marine biodiversity.
Updated 27 Jul, 2026 08:08am
