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Glacial melting: Data-sharing needed to mitigate disasters
Environmental impact assessments not meeting standards, climate impact of dams ignored
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Disaster management: Rawalpindi’s high-tech flood warning system
The idea is to be able to issue an evacuation alert 60 minutes before a flash flood.
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Bearing the brunt: Unnoticed conflict quietly shatters lives
Escalating violence nationwide striking fear, hopelessness in citizens.
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Forced marriages: In Kashmir, old habits die hard
Despite laws barring the practice, forced marriages flourish in the state; most victims are British-Kashmiri women.
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Times of uncertainty: Conflict displaces 40,000 in Tirah valley
Aid agencies assure assistance once security measures are ensured.
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Immunisation activities: In the realm of fear, fight for polio continues
Amid militants’ ban on vaccines, steps being taken to protect children.
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One year later: Pakistan’s post-flood blues
Survivors still struggling to rebuild their lives as monsoon season approaches
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Operation in Kurram: Thousands flee on whatever they can find
With roads already blocked, people are seeking refuge from violence in the region.
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Disease on the move: More polio cases despite efforts to contain it
Vaccination refusal cited as cause in new case and number of others; eradication goals seem unachievable.
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Driven out of Kurram Agency by violence
Complex set of geopolitical issues has influenced events in Kurram valley as it offers easy access to Afghanistan.