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Sughra Tunio, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Shorter, hotter, earlier: In Pakistan, shrinking spring is slashing harvests

As climate change brings warmer temperatures earlier, fruit and vegetable farmers are struggling.

Saleem Shaikh, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Sughra Tunio, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· May 23, 2018 · 10:30 pm
Pakistan’s Supreme Court forces the country to get cracking on worsening air pollution

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ruled that the government must provide details of what it is doing to curb pollution.

Nicky Nielsen, The Conversation
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Sughra Tunio, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· May 03, 2018 · 09:30 pm
How a timely alert helped Karachi cool a deadly heatwave threat

This was the first warning of its kind issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

Nicky Nielsen, The Conversation
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Sughra Tunio, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Nov 13, 2017 · 11:30 pm

In Pakistan’s cotton fields, lack of protective gear and lax laws are making women pickers sick

Amina Batool suffers from headaches, skin and eye ailments, and spends a third of her pay on medical bills.

Saleem Shaikh, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Sughra Tunio, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Sep 14, 2017 · 10:30 pm