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Pakistan in uncharted waters as ‘super El Nino’ multiplies threats

Health September 24, 2026

• 2027 most likely to become hottest year ever• El Nino may impact monsoon, bring droughts to southern provinces; can cause 451,000 extra deaths ISLAMABAD: With 2027 likely to become the hottest y...

Lack of access to cooling to amplify heat deaths in Pakistan

Health July 29, 2026

• 89pc of Pakistan’s population trapped in deadly combination of extreme heat, lack of access to air conditioning• Chicago University study says 377,000 lives projected to be lost each year by 2...

Frontline communities face longer wait for funds

Health July 16, 2026

• FRLD board defers funding decisions till December, receives 176 requests from 119 states• Pakistan submits three proposals on agriculture, health, flash flood losses• Civil society concerned o...

Climate action takes a backseat in federal budget FY27

Health June 21, 2026

• Allocations in all climate heads face cuts, except for disaster management• Experts call for transparency in climate spending, structural reforms ISLAMABAD: Climate allocations in the next fisca...

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2026-27: Record provincial surplus masks deeper fault lines

News June 12, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Provincial fiscal operations provided significant support to the federal government in improving the overall fiscal situation in the outgoing year. “The dedicated efforts at the provinc...

BUDGET 2026-27: Situationer: Building resilience or just ticking climate boxes?

Technology June 5, 2026

• From penalising green technology to sidelining adaptation, the government’s spending choices seem to contradict its own climate commitments• Without new budget pillars, proper risk screening, ...

Afghan refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume resettlement programme

News December 1, 2025

AFGHAN refugees return to Afghanistan after deportation.—Dawn/file ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees, awaiting resettlement in the US, have urged the Trump administration to resu...

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Zaki Abbas

Articles by Zaki Abbas

Pakistan in uncharted waters as ‘super El Nino’ multiplies threats

Lack of access to cooling to amplify heat deaths in Pakistan

Frontline communities face longer wait for funds

Climate action takes a backseat in federal budget FY27

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2026-27: Record provincial surplus masks deeper fault lines

BUDGET 2026-27: Situationer: Building resilience or just ticking climate boxes?

Afghan refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume resettlement programme

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Zaki Abbas

Articles by Zaki Abbas

Pakistan in uncharted waters as ‘super El Nino’ multiplies threats

Lack of access to cooling to amplify heat deaths in Pakistan

Frontline communities face longer wait for funds

Climate action takes a backseat in federal budget FY27

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2026-27: Record provincial surplus masks deeper fault lines

BUDGET 2026-27: Situationer: Building resilience or just ticking climate boxes?

Afghan refugees in Pakistan urge US to resume resettlement programme