Despite massive flood losses and reform progress, the Fund prioritizes fiscal discipline over resilience financing.

The UN and partners warn that sustained international assistance is crucial to help communities transition from emergency relief to recovery as Pakistan braces for a chilling winter

Illegal encroachments devoured 803 forest acres and 122 kanals of green space in Islamabad—police/hotels repurposed belts for offices/parking. Urban greens fell 36%, water bodies 10% (2000-2020).

The new phase shifts focus from heavy borrowing to resilient infrastructure, Gwadar revival, and greater access to Chinese markets.

Tax authority admits Rs3.6tr uncollected; biggest leak in textile, petroleum, food sectors

Energy review drops Tarbela plan, endangering cost savings and ties with international donors.

Pakistan’s mega mine project gets pricier, jumps 79% as loans and contingencies pile on

Pakistan’s climate plan clings to colonial hydraulics, masking adaptation rhetoric while Indus floods devastate communities

Engineering lapses, idle aircraft, and weak oversight drain national carrier’s finances

Rivers defy colonial control, overtopping embankments, submerging villages and farmlands in unprecedented water surge