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Jamal Shahid

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Govt asked to undo ‘reconstruction’ at Taxila sites

News July 2, 2026

THE reconstruction work, carried out over old walls, is easily discernible at the Mohra Moradu site.—Dawn • Unesco seeks record of renovations at Mohra Moradu and Sirkap...

BUDGET 2026-27: ‘Shocking’ climate budget cut draws warning from Sherry Rehman

News June 19, 2026

• Calls for better coordination to tackle ‘climate polycrisis’ as funding drops to Rs2.48bn from Rs3.5bn• Terms monsoon preparedness ‘immediate’ priority• Questions need for proposed Cli...

Suparco puts 130 glacial lakes on danger watch

News June 18, 2026

• Maps at-risk downstream populations near dangerous water bodies using satellite images; shares updates with NDMA, PDMA, GB authorities• Cautions climate change is accelerating glacial melt; stre...

UK MP backs Pakistan’s response to attacks from Afghanistan

News June 16, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan has the right under inte­rnational law to defend itself against atta­cks originating from Afgh­anistan, British Parlia­mentary Under-Secretary for the Middle East, Afghanista...

Pakistan experiences back-to-back ‘warmest years’

Health June 12, 2026

A rickshaw driver drinks water as the feels-like temperature in Karachi soared past 54 degrees Celsius.—Online • Rapid warming spikes sharply up north; AJK, GB, KP recor...

Flamingos’ killing at Islamabad’s Rawal Lake raises alarm

News June 9, 2026

ISLAMABAD: A flock of flamingos resting at Rawal Lake was hunted down by poachers with the help of locals, raising concerns among environmentalists. “We also have evidence that poachers also killed ...

Devastating fire decimates over 3,000 hectares of forest tree cover in Kotli Sattian

News June 3, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Locals narrate harrowing details of putting out devastating forest fire believed to be human induced, in the ecologically sensitive Kotli Sattian region of Punja...

Govt advised against ratifying Unesco maritime heritage pact

News April 23, 2026

• National Institute of Oceanography cites national security concerns over sensitive maritime data• Warns of exposure of naval routes, offshore installations• Says obligations may exceed Pakista...

Climate change minister ‘spins’ CDA’s act of chopping trees in Islamabad

Health January 10, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Amid public outcry over chopping of thousands of grown-up trees in Islamabad, Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr Musadiq Malik on Friday claimed that around 29,00...

PIA incurred Rs22bn loss due to prolonged grounding of aircraft

News January 7, 2026

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday was informed that Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) suffered a loss of Rs22 billion due to the prolonged grounding of its aircraft. O...