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Zofeen Ebrahim
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A new coal plant in Pakistan raises questions about China’s climate pledge
A long-stalled coal-fired power plant in Gwadar has secured financing from a Chinese bank and will be constructed by a Chinese company.
Zofeen Ebrahim
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Pakistan’s plan to restore the Indus ignores one important thing: Big projects along the river
The real causes of the river’s degradation are the huge structures built across the basin to dam and divert water. Dismantling them is a difficult choice.
Zofeen Ebrahim
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‘Dengue seems to have replaced Covid-19’: With stagnating flood water, Pakistan faces fresh crisis
The country is struggling to test and treat patients as experts warn that this year’s outbreak could prove lethal.
Zofeen Ebrahim & Farahnaz Zahidi
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In Pakistan’s remote villages, accessing safe drinking water is a serious challenge
A ground report from Sindh.
Zofeen Ebrahim
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As parts of Pakistan ban water-guzzling paddy, one farmer has a solution
Both India and its western neighbour regularly forbid rice cultivation to conserve water and prevent land degradation.
Zofeen Ebrahim
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As climate change buffets the mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan, women become central to disaster relief
Purdah-observing women often died in disasters because men found it awkward to save them.
Zofeen Ebrahim
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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As smog engulfs Lahore, authorities in Pakistan blame India
The air quality index of Lahore and Faisalabad was worse than New Delhi in early November.
Zofeen Ebrahim
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Air pollution in winter could exacerbate the severity and spread of coronavirus in South Asia
Long-term exposure to pollutants before the pandemic may be associated with severe symptoms from Covid-19 and a greater risk of death.
Soumya Sarkar, Zofeen Ebrahim & Ramesh Bhushal
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Poor planning, civic apathy and huge floods – it’s the same story from Karachi to Kolkata
Three days of heavy rainfall in late August led to at least 47 deaths due to drowning in the Pakistan city.
Zofeen Ebrahim
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’