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

· May 08, 2021 · 09:30 pm

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

· Feb 20, 2021 · 09:30 pm

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

· Nov 26, 2020 · 07:30 pm

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

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Zofeen Ebrahim

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Ramesh Bhushal

· Oct 14, 2020 · 07:30 pm

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

· Sep 02, 2020 · 07:30 pm