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The Impact of Climate Change on Children in Pakistan

The report reveals in 2022 that climate change-induced floods swept through the northern and southern parts of Pakistan, severely damaging approximately 27,000 government school buildings and disrupting the education of around 2 million children—52% of whom were in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. The study highlights that nearly half of Pakistan’s children remained out of school in 2024, as more…

Father Tells Heartbreaking Story Of Losing Two Children In Swat Tragedy

MARDAN: A man from Mardan recounted the tragic incident at the Swat River last week, which claimed at least 16 lives — including his two children, 12-year-old Daniyal and 6-year-old Ishaal. Naseer Ahmed told of his ordeal as he and other people around him were helpless to pull the 17…

New Climate Change Education Programme Launched In Pakistan

Islamabad: The International Education group of Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge)…

Closure of 86 Schools Extended In Flood-hit Areas Of Chiniot

CHINIOT: The administration has extended the closure of 86 schools for three…

Mother Earth Is In A Serious Trouble

THE International Mother Earth Day, observed every year on April 22, is in many ways an acknowledgement that we are entirely reliant on everything that happens on Earth, and, therefore, we need to make sustainable contributions that strengthen our relationship with the planet we inhabit. But, is a single day…

Schools In Punjab Mull Early Summer Vacation If Heat Persists

LAHORE: Schools across Punjab have been advised to alter working hours or declare early summer holidays if excessive heat persists. The Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued urgent directives to educational institutions and district administrations across the province in view of heatwave threat, warning of a potential temperature surge of 4…

Karachi, Dhaka To Receive 5.4m Climate Migrants By 2050: UN

ISLAMABAD: Karachi and Dhaka will be the only two cities in Asia-Pacific region among the 10 cities of the Global South that will receive eight million climate migrants by 2050 if the world warms by more than 1.5 centigrade above pre-industrial levels, a UN study finds. Of those 10 cities,…

School Plantation Drive Lags

LAHORE: Government schools in several districts have failed to achieve the tree plantation targets. According to sources, the authorities in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Chakwal, Gujrat, Narowal and several other districts ignored the Punjab School Education Department’s instructions to launch tree plantation as part of the provincial government’s efforts to curb…

Online Tracking Of School Repairs Projects Launched

Education Department hosts conference on flood-hit schools KARACHI: The education department launched a monitoring dashboard, which will enable real-time tracking of school rehabilitation efforts across Sindh. A development conference on the rehabilitation of flood-affected schools in Sindh, organised by the Sindh Education Department, emphasised the need to make school infrastructure…

High Temperatures, Extreme Rainfall Threaten Child Growth In Pakistan: Study

ISLAMABAD: Prolonged exposure to high temperatures and extreme precipitation for the last one and a half decades is worsening malnutrition among children under the age of two in Pakistan, leading to increased stunting and wasting, a recent study revealed. Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the research highlights…

Appalling Air Quality

The primary contributors to Pakistan’s pollution crisis are industrial emissions. Pakistan has long decried how it is among the countries worst affected by climate change. Even though it is a minor contributor to global pollution, a new study has found that in at least one pollution category, Pakistan is a…

Children’s Futures Shattered By 2022 Floods

As the climate crisis continues, children are increasingly exposed to illiteracy, child labour and early marriages LAHORE: Following the devastation caused by the heavy rains and catastrophic flooding in 2022, many people rallied to provide humanitarian aid through food, clothing and medicine for the affected families. However, no amount of…

From Hub Chowki to World Stage

KARACHI: In grade 4, Zunaira Qayyum Baloch, had startled senior professor Dr Hamid Ali Baloch, and assistant professor Zahir Mengal of University of Balochistan. They were speakers at an interactive reading club session, The Importance of Reading, in the School of Intensive Teaching (SIT) in Hub Chowki. “Is there anyone…

97 School Days Lost In 2023-24 Due To Climate Disruptions

ISLAMABAD: Climate change has significantly disrupted education worldwide, with students in Pakistan losing 97 school days — 54 percent of a typical academic year — between 2023 and 2024. This alarming statistic was highlighted during a panel discussion titled, “Climate Education: Safeguarding and Empowering Children and Youth in a Changing World” under the…