Pakistan has launched a new trade route through Iran, with experts linking the development to improving ties between the countries after Islamabad hosted rare talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The inaugural shipment, comprising frozen meat, was transported to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Friday, officially activating the Pak-Iran Transit Corridor. Under […]
From jackals to dolphins, Pakistan’s wildlife reels under deadly floods
Pakistan’s ongoing floods – among the deadliest in the country’s recent history – have swept away villages, submerged farmland and forced over 2 million people from their homes, mainly in the northeastern Punjab province. The consequences, however, are not limited to humans. The catastrophic deluge has also devastated the country’s already fragile wildlife. “Entire habitats […]
Deadly floods risk triggering mass migration
Weeks of torrential monsoon rains have unleashed catastrophic floods across Pakistan, killing more than 920 people, displacing nearly 2 million, submerging vast stretches of farmland, and sweeping away homes, schools and livestock. The disaster could now trigger one of the country’s largest internal migrations since the devastating 2010 floods, aid agencies and local experts warn. […]
Catastrophic rains, floods to trigger food shortages in Pakistan, warns UN
The ongoing torrential rains and surging floods have inundated large swaths of farmlands and destroyed ready-to-reap crops across Pakistan, triggering fears of a food crisis and inflation, the UN and growers warned on Monday. The raging floods struck the northeastern Punjab, the country’s largest province and food basket, last week, submerging hundreds of villages, schools […]
‘No longer rare’: Pakistan floods spark calls for adaptation over aid
Northern Pakistan is reeling from devastating climate-induced flash floods that killed hundreds earlier this month, destroying homes, infrastructure and livelihoods in scenes many compared to the catastrophic 2022 deluges. Pakistan ranks among the world’s 10 most climate-vulnerable countries, despite contributing less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Experts warn that such floods and other […]
Diseases, trauma can kill more people than floods, warn doctors
Constant rains and raging floods in northern Pakistan have already destroyed a large chunk of infrastructure and agricultural lands, including hundreds of houses, roads, and bridges, and washed away livestock. The battered people are now facing an even worse ordeal, the outbreak of waterborne and other diseases, in addition to psychological trauma. The expected outbreak […]
Pakistan’s social sector adapts to survive global aid cuts
The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to terminate foreign aid, including funding through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered a jolt to Pakistan’s social sector, forcing many organizations to halt projects, lay off staff, and scale back operations. Days after beginning his second term in January, Trump announced a pause in all foreign assistance […]
US oil partnership could embark Pakistan on ‘transformative path’, say experts
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration has struck a trade deal with Pakistan that includes joint development of the country’s “massive” oil reserves. “We are in the process of choosing the Oil Company that will lead this partnership. Who knows, maybe they’ll be selling Oil to India someday!” Trump said on social […]
Pakistan lauds Erdogan’s ‘powerful’ advocacy for Gaza
Pakistan on Monday lauded “the powerful advocacy” for Gaza by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said Erdogan is a “global leader whose actions reflect deep moral commitment.” Speaking at the launch ceremony of the book “Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Tiger of the Islamic World” in the capital, Islamabad, Tarar praised Erdogan’s […]
Shaky old buildings become ‘ticking bombs’
The loud echo of hammering fills a wide, desolate compound littered with piles of debris, as laborers carefully demolish the remaining structure of a collapsed five-story building in a neglected neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan’s bustling commercial capital. Until recently, this building on a pothole-ridden street in Lyari town was home to multiple families, playing a […]