Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
The writer is a climate change specialist, focusing on low-carbon and resilient development.
He is presently a senior Climate Change Advisor at the World Bank in Islamabad. Sheikh serves on many national commissions and international committees, including the country’s apex climate change body, Pakistan Climate Change Council.
Features
Ignoring Climate Change Will Cost Pakistan Dearly
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. In this article, I will present an overview of the state of knowledge, institutions, policies, plans, and strategies that deal with climate change at both...
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Four Dead, Thousands Jailed...
At least four people have died and thousands have been put behind bars as Pakistani authorities crackdown on Afghan...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Biggest Hospital...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's biggest health facility, Lady Reading Hospital, has reportedly defaulted, with the hospital's spokesperson confirming that they are...
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Ex-Punjab Chief Minister Parvez...
Punjab police have registered a case against Parvez Elahi, former chief minister and a key ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
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FIA Sends Notice To...
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has sent a notice to filmmaker Jamshed Mahmood Raza, popularly known as Jami, for...
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Minister Urges PM To...
Human Rights Minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to review the amended blasphemy law, saying...
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No Labour Rights Rallies...
The Islamabad administration has banned public gatherings and processions in the federal capital ahead of the rallies organised by...
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Human Rights
Pakistan’s Top Court Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Woman Killed For Obtaining Divorce
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s highest court on Saturday rejected an appeal by a man convicted...
Human Rights
Pakistan’s Civic Freedoms Deteriorate Amid Crackdown on Dissent: Report
ISLAMABAD - Civic freedoms in Pakistan have deteriorated amid a widening crackdown on activists,...
Human Rights
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Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
Extremism watch
Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...