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Farmer sues Pakistan's government to demand action on climate change
2015-11-16 08:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Asghar Leghari had had enough. The farmer was tired of watching his family fight against the unpredictable weather that threatened their crops in Rahim Yar Khan District, in Pakistans South Punjab region. He was also disheartened by the fates of many small-scale farmers around him, whose struggles with weather shifts have ended in poverty. And he was angry at Pakistans seeming inability to protect its people against the devastating effects of climate change. So Leghari decided there was only...
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As floods hit, Pakistans Kalasha people fear for their way of life
2015-11-09 10:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For Akram Hussain, unprecedented monsoon floods that drenched his Hindu Kush mountain valley this year were a danger to more than just homes and crops. His 4,000-strong Kalasha people, who live in three remote valleys in north-west Pakistan, preserve an ancient way of life, including animist beliefs at odds with Pakistans dominant Islamic state religion. That has led to threats by the Taliban, who call them kafirs, or non-believers. Outsiders, looking for arable land, also have increasingly...
Pakistan's climate change 'time bomb' is already ticking
2015-10-20 15:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The sprawling megacity lies crumbling, desiccated by another deadly heatwave, its millions of inhabitants suffering life-threatening water shortages and unable to buy bread that has become too expensive to eat. It sounds like the stuff of dystopian fiction but it could be the reality Pakistan is facing. With its northern glaciers melting and its population surging - the country`s climate change time bomb is already ticking. In a nation facing violence and an unprecedented energy shortage slowing...
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An uncertain path: Pakistans push for nuclear power
2015-10-16 01:00:00| Power Technology
Pakistan is eager to expand its use of nuclear power with a fleet of new plants by 2050, backed by support from China. However, this has caused jitters among some, who fear the country could be looking to increase its nuclear arsenal. Adam Peters rep
Concerns over Pakistan's garment sector safety
2015-09-15 16:18:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Concerns have been raised over health and safety standards in Pakistan's garment sector, after the roof of a garment factory collapsed killing four workers and injuring 16 others.
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