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    Pakistan: Provincial Authority Issues GLOF Alarm as Intense Heat Accelerates Glacial Melt

    The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has issued a high-alert warning for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods.
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    Climate change

    Super El Niño Threatens Pakistan: Climate, Economic, and Human Security Risks Escalate

    Climate change is amplifying these risks, as warmer baseline ocean and atmospheric temperatures can intensify extremes.
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    Agriculture

    Climate Change Supercharges Pakistan’s Monsoon, Turning Summer Havens into Deadly Flood Zones

    Climate researchers warn that Pakistan has little time left. Without decisive action, disasters of the magnitude seen in 2022 and 2025 could become regular events.
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    Disaster Management

    Home Ministry Hosts High-Level Meeting to Review Preparedness for Flood Management

    Union home minister, Amit Shah, emphasised on the need to integrate weather, rainfall and flood warning related apps developed by various departments. Union home minister,...
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    Climate change

    Floods Batter Pakistan; Over 50 Dead

    Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority is planning for the distribution of relief, but the logistics of reaching relief is a challenge as many roads...
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    Climate change

    Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds with Pakistan in the Eye of Fiercest Climate Change Storm

    The monsoon season hit Pakistan this year in June, earlier than usual. Torrential rains continued well into July, with 181 per cent above average...
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    ADB Approves $100 Million Loan to Overhaul Sri Lanka’s Vocational Training and Boost Women’s Jobs

    International experience shows that well-designed TVET systems can reduce youth unemployment, raise female labour force participation, and support economic diversification.
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    Agri-business

    Global Food Prices Hit Near Four-Year High as Supply Disruptions Mount

    Analyses have flagged the potential for El Niño to push food inflation into double digits in import-dependent economies, compounding pressures on households still recovering from earlier crises.
    Climate change

    Nepal’s $50 Million Bid to Drain Four Glacial Lakes Falls Short, Scientists Warn

    Bhutan, India and the Tibetan plateau all host growing inventories of potentially dangerous lakes.

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    Empowerment

    ADB Approves $100 Million Loan to Overhaul Sri Lanka’s Vocational Training and Boost Women’s Jobs

    International experience shows that well-designed TVET systems can reduce youth unemployment, raise female labour force participation, and support economic diversification.
    Agri-business

    Global Food Prices Hit Near Four-Year High as Supply Disruptions Mount

    Analyses have flagged the potential for El Niño to push food inflation into double digits in import-dependent economies, compounding pressures on households still recovering from earlier crises.
    Bangladesh

    SouthAsia: UNODC Report Flags Distinct Synthetic Drug Markets Across Region

    By documenting distinct national patterns while highlighting shared vulnerabilities, the assessment provides a common analytical foundation for policymakers, investigators and health authorities.
    Climate change

    Nepal’s $50 Million Bid to Drain Four Glacial Lakes Falls Short, Scientists Warn

    Bhutan, India and the Tibetan plateau all host growing inventories of potentially dangerous lakes.
    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Signals Reset with India: Forward-Looking Ties Top Agenda in Dhaka Talks

    In the months ahead, progress on trade facilitation, connectivity projects, water-sharing discussions and high-level visits will test the durability of this positive framing.

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