Introduction: Lahore, the bustling cultural capital of Pakistan, is facing an increasingly severe environmental crisis in the form of recurrent, toxic smog. This thick, suffocating blanket of haze, a mixture of smoke and fog, has become a notorious feature of the city’s winters, fundamentally altering the daily lives and health of its millions of residents. […]
Climate Change Negligence Etch a Genetic Scar on Pakistan
From Sky to Scourge: How Climate Change and Negligence Etch a Genetic Scar on Pakistan It wasn’t just rain when the skies opened over Pakistan in the summer of 2022—it was a biblical-sized flood. “Monsoon on steroids” is how UN Secretary-General António Guterres famously described the country’s current situation. The figures are still startling: 1,739 […]
What To Do About Floods and GLOFs in Pakistan
Heavy rainfall leading to floods as well as Cloudbursts and GLOFs, have killed around a 1000 and injured around 965 people, have damaged infrastructure and livestock in various parts of Pakistan including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Rapidly intensifying weather events like cloudbursts, floods, and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) […]
Cloudburst in Swat and Buner: A Climate Change Warning
On 15 August 2025, the people of Swat and Buner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed heartbreaking disaster. A sudden cloudburst struck the region, bringing extremely heavy rain within a very short time. In just a few hours, rivers and streams overflowed, and flash floods swept through villages. Many people lost their lives, others are still missing, […]
Forest Fire in Malakand 2025: An Appeal for Climate Action
Burning Sheen Malakand in Flames: A Young Social Worker’s Appeal for Climate Action The Fires That Devoured Everything The mountains of Malakand, which were once green with the sounds of birds and rustling leaves, especially from May to August, are now ash-filled cemeteries. The past three summers have been absolutely devastating. Once uncommon, wildfires have become an annual calamity. […]
Mild Drought Conditions In Pakistan – Why and What to Do?
Pakistan is facing a drought-like situation in 2025 due to scarce rainfall and snowfall. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned of significantly lower than normal precipitation across the country. This has raised concerns about water availability for agriculture, drinking, and other uses. The lack of snowfall in mountainous regions could also impact river flows […]
Pakistan’s Energy Crisis – The Ever-growing Energy Crisis
Energy Crisis of Pakistan: Frequent loadshedding, lack of electricity for consecutive hours in many regions and still high cost of electricity and gas bills has people in the country beyond frustrated and helpless. This has been the case ever since many of us were young enough to register the familiar times electricity wouldn’t be available […]
Animal Abuse: Pakistani TikToker Captures Marmot in Khunjerab National Park
In a latest video that went viral on social media, a Pakistani Tiktoker Qazi Haseeb who has 1.3 M followers and 17.2 M likes on his videos was seen holding a near- dead unconscious Marmot in what seemed to be the way to Khunjerab Pass (China border), Hunza District Gilgit-Baltistan. This whole area is a […]
Severe Devastating Monsoon Floods in Yarkhoon Valley Chitral
Yarkhoon valley is located in the district Chitral, KPK and is an administrative unit. The valley consists of a total of 39 villages and many small settlements. As the Monsoon season has been ongoing since early July as forecasted by the PMD, it has now reached its peak with various villages suffering from flash floods […]
The Drastic Need of Environmental Change in Pakistan
As a developing state, Pakistan is brawling with a range of environmental issues. From water scarcity and air pollution to soil erosion and deforestation, Pakistan is facing a dire need for environmental change. The ongoing situation of Pakistan’s environment demands immediate action and is deeply concerning. The country’s development and economic growth is inevitably associated […]