Climate & Environment

ISLAMABAD, Jan 06 : Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Romina Khurshid Alam said Pakistan’s achievements at COP29 have strengthened its commitment to adopting international carbon trading guidelines. She emphasized the need for robust monitoring and validation systems, which are […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 : Coordinator to the Prime Minister for Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam, emphasized on Tuesday that Pakistan was facing significant threats and challenges from climate change. Speaking to the private news channel, she stated that a proactive approach is being adopted to […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 : The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from December 2 to 13 addressing States’ obligations under international law to combat climate change, a process spearheaded by small island nations facing existential threats, the U.N. reported Monday. Initiated by […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 : Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam emphasised that despite contributing less than one percent in the total global carbon emissions, Pakistan ranks as the 5th most impacted country in the world due to climate change. Speaking at […]

PESHAWAR, Dec 13 :The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has formed a Technical Working Group (TWG) to tackle climate change challenges, including adaptation, mitigation, and carbon credit initiatives. A notification issued by the chief minister Secretariat said here Friday that the TWG would be led by […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 : Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to continue cooperation on emerging challenges of food, energy security, and climate change, underlining sustained engagement, particularly in areas such as trade, migration, human rights, political, economic and development cooperation with a focus on […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 :Coordinator to the Prime Minister for Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam emphasized the urgent need to address the relentless impacts of climate change, which are threatening the planet’s precious natural resources. Speaking at an event to mark International Mountain Day, she highlighted […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 : Warning that the humanitarian crises facing the world pose existential threats, Pakistan has called for addressing root causes of the emergencies ranging from foreign occupation to climate action for the assistance and protection of millions of affected people around the […]

LAHORE, Dec 04 :Traffic Police imposed fine of more than Rs 120 million on 64,000 smoke-emitting vehicles during its on-going anti smog crackdown in the provincial capital this year. According to a spokesman for the traffic police department, a total of 12,000 vehicles that caused […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 :Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, said in Washington that Pakistan is in the process of developing its Climate Prosperity Plan and urged Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to expand grant opportunities and concessional financing windows. The minister was participating […]