The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued an alert warning of possible glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs) in the northern regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following the expected arrival of a westerly weather system this weekend. Read More: PMD warns of heavy rain and hailstorm across Pakistan from May 2-5 According to the Met Office, […]
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PM sets up task force on climate change amid heatwave, glacier melting
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday set up a task force on climate change in view of the country currently facing heatwave and melting of glaciers. The task force included relevant federal ministers, secretaries, provincial chief secretaries, and relevant provincial secretaries, Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and senior officials of other agencies. The […]