At the 4th Pakistan Climate Conference, speakers revealed that Pakistan is losing nearly one percent of its GDP annually to climate-related damages. The event, organised by the Overseas Investors Chamber…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director for Central and West Asia Jiangfeng Zhang, along with the ADB team, called on WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) at WAPDA House. Matters…
A high-level delegation of the Islamic Development Bank visited the Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project the other day to review progress and observe the ongoing construction works. The three-member delegation was…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) today visited in detail the major components of Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T5 HPP) being constructed on Tunnel No. 5 of Tarbela…
Construction work continues on 10 key sites of the Mohmand Dam Project at a satisfactory pace. After completion of the pit excavation in mid-last year, the main dam rock fill…
Pakistan will need a staggering US$565.7 billion in investment to achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) 3.0 climate commitments by 2035, it was revealed during a session on Pakistan Green…
Outgoing 2025 proved to be a satisfactory year for the Hydropower and Water Sectors in Pakistan. WAPDA consistently contributed large quantities of clean, green, and low-cost hydel electricity to the National Grid and achieved…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd), during a two-day visit, reviewed in detail the construction progress on key sites of the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV Project)…
Mian Zahid Hussain, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan, Chairman Policy Advisory Board FPCCI, and Former…
Maple Leaf Cement (MLCF) announced today that it has exchanged notices with Pioneer Cement (PIOC) regarding a possible acquisition. Currently, MLCF, together with Maple Leaf Capital (MLCL), owns 18.6% of…
THE FUTURE SUMMIT (TFS) 9th Edition continued its second day in Karachi with a forward-looking agenda centered on geo-politics, sustainability, responsible leadership, and financial transformation. Following a high-energy opening day…
Pakistan is taking a decisive step toward climate-smart banking and investment with the launch of the Paris-Aligned Finance Fellowship in October 2025. Financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic…
Tarbela Dam reached its maximum conservation level of 1550 feet above mean sea level today, with 5.728 million-acre feet of live water storage in the reservoir. Filling of Tarbela Dam…
Weeks of torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread devastation across Pakistan. Flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have killed at least 323 people, injured hundreds, left over 150 missing, and displaced…
Ranked first on the Climate Risk Index 2025 despite contributing less than 0.9 percent to global greenhouse gas emissions, Pakistan is bearing disproportionate losses. In 2022 alone, climate-induced disasters inflicted…
TikTok has launched a new search guide for users in Pakistan to access reliable information during the monsoon flood season. This initiative aims to combat misinformation related to natural disasters…
WaterAid Pakistan celebrated the conclusion of its three-year Urban Water initiative with a closing event in Karachi. Launched in 2022 with support from the PepsiCo Foundation, the initiative aimed to…
Syed Aman Shah, the Provincial Convener of the Awaam Pakistan Party Balochistan, has expressed deep concern over the ongoing heavy rains and flood situation across the country, especially in Balochistan.…
Former Islamabad Chamber of Commerce President and prominent business leader Shahid Rasheed Butt has stated that the recent torrential rains, while devastating lives and property, also led to the waste…
At the National Conference on Climate Challenges in Pakistan, Khurrum Ashfaque, CEO of Telenor Pakistan, discussed the company’s growing emphasis on climate resilience. Speaking to an audience of policymakers, climate…
An international survey by the Global Methane Hub across 17 countries found that 87% of Pakistanis support climate change action, with 51% expressing strong support. Notably, 80% back efforts to…
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry emphasised the importance of climate-resilient infrastructure in a new maritime strategy, aiming to modernise ports, reduce environmental impact, and promote economic…
To mark World Environment Day, Zindigi, powered by JS Bank and LDA, launched a large-scale plantation drive today at LDA Avenue 1, Lahore. The initiative, a part of Zindigi’s Corporate…
On World Environment Day, ChildLife Foundation is spotlighting the growing threat of climate change to children’s health in Pakistan, while offering a sustainable solution through its pioneering telemedicine model. As…
WAPDA has successfully achieved several key targets on the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV Project). Concerted efforts are being made to complete Phase I of the Project in…
