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PAKISTAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2022
Pakistan could have averted its climate catastrophe
Decades of corruption and underinvestment have led to massive flooding in Pakistan. Only significant expenditure can avoid another disaster.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2022
Climate change intensified rain that fueled deadly Pakistan floods, study says
The death toll from the floods has risen to nearly 1,500 and the physical damage to the country may surpass $30 billion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2022
Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan to face contempt case, Pakistan court says
Khan says his remarks against the judge who denied bail to his aide were unintentional, but held back from offering an unconditional apology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2022
Pakistan tries to avert lake overflow as U.N. warns of more misery
Flooding, brought by record monsoon rainfall and glacier melt in the north, has impacted 33 million people and killed at least 1,325, including 466 children.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022
'Start my life from zero': Pakistan's poor face heavy cost of floods
Across Pakistan, millions of families have lost their homes and belongings, crops, animals and relatives, with many struggling just to find dry patches of land.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022
The Himalayan glaciers are melting, and Pakistan is drowning
Dissolving snow and ice in the iconic mountain range is contributing to floods in Pakistan, droughts in China and changes on Mount Everest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2022
'We've gone back 50 years': Pakistan farmers count flood damage
Pakistan's farmers are still counting their losses from the devastating floods that have put a third of the country under water, but the long-term impact is already clear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2022
As Pakistan drowns, better climate planning urged to cut risks
Problems from a lack of investment in warning systems to the building of homes in danger zones and a failure of political will to cut fossil fuel use are key drivers, analysts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2022
South Pakistan braces for yet more flooding as waters flow down from north
Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains have triggered floods that have killed at least 1,208 people, including 416 children.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2022
Deadly floods are wreaking global havoc
In a paradoxical turn, the torrents have come at a time when the planet is also besieged by crippling drought and dwindling rivers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2022
Deadly floods swamp farms in Pakistan, flushing away crops
Rains and deadly floods have damaged rice and cotton crops, and threaten wheat planting in the coming months at a time when the world can ill afford another disruption to grain supply.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2022
As aid efforts gather pace, Pakistan floods dubbed 'worst in country's history'
The prime minister has said it will cost at least $10 billion to repair damaged infrastructure spread across the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022
No longer the exception, extreme weather events becoming the norm
The impact of human-induced climate change — from deadly floods in Pakistan and record heat waves in China to famine-causing droughts in Africa — is being felt across the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022
Huge relief operation underway as Pakistan flood death toll rises
Hundreds of villages in the mountainous north have been cut off by flood-swollen rivers washing away roads and bridges.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2022
Imran Khan’s street politics sets up showdown with Pakistan army
Since his ouster in a no-confidence vote in April, Khan has sought to rally his supporters to hit the streets and push for a fresh national vote.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022
Pakistan weighs case against Imran Khan over speech, reports say
A report, which was registered under Pakistan's anti-terrorism act, said that Khan 'terrorized and threatened top police officials” and a female judge during the speech, media said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2022
Pakistan media watchdog bans live telecast of former PM Khan's speeches
Imran Khan remains highly popular among the country's youth and his speeches draw top ratings on television, with highlights trending on Pakistan's social media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2022
What if India and Pakistan actually got along?
Full reunification is difficult to imagine, but there are many possible arrangements that fall short of that.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2022
High drama and handshakes at the India-Pakistan border, every sundown
Several hours before a nightly ceremony, enthusiastic spectators begin trickling into sitting areas on either side of chunky iron gates separating the nuclear-armed rivals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2022
'Line through our hearts': A Kashmir village, 75 years after partition
Since early 2021, the Line of Control that cuts Kashmir into two, has been mostly quiet, following the renewal of a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan.

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